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July 17, 2008

Republican Asia?

Aggregated from: Open Democracy

In April, the IHT/NYT columnist Roger Cohen gauged the public opinion of Asia in sweeping, clumsy strokes. While "Europe votes Democrat", he argued, "Asia tends Republican". Supposedly, Asians see the world more in terms of "classic balance-of-power equations, driven by the might and self-interest o...

China: Is the West afraid of our patriotism?

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Are there factors informing your perception of China circa 2008? Novelist-blogger and researcher of worldly affairs Yang Hengjun moves on from ‘How did America cover up the truth of the bombing of our embassy in Yugoslavia?' to his post last week, ‘Are Western countries afraid of the...

July 12, 2008

China and U.S: Why Block Chinese Direct Investment

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

DANWEI posts an article by Pete Sweeney questioning the U.S government's policy in blocking Chinese direct investment. ...

July 9, 2008

Mugabe Madness

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

Today is a sad day in Africa, Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a 6th term in a country that is falling apart. Some people even argue this fact which is beyond understanding since the numbers tell the story; 3 million Zimbabwean refugees live in South Africa.  That is 25% of the countries populat...

June 20, 2008

China: Is the West afraid of our patriotism?

Are there factors informing your perception of China circa 2008? Novelist-blogger and researcher of worldly affairs Yang Hengjun moves on from "How did America cover up the truth of the bombing of our embassy in Yugoslavia?" to his post last week, "Are Western countries afraid of the Chinese people's patriotic fervor?"

June 15, 2008

India: Obama in Black and White

Indian bloggers are joining the rest of the world to decipher Barack Obama and reflect on what his election to the White House would mean for their country and its civilian nuclear development programme and Indo-US relations. In a post entitled Obama in Black and White, Delhi-based blog Chanakya's World discusses what Obama's nomination could mean to India and its neighbours, the War on Terror and the delicate balance of power in a volatile part of the world.

June 14, 2008

Obama: in black and WHITE

Aggregated from: Chankya's World

The 16 months debate with all its melodrama shifted to the upper level and strategists and thinkers all over the world are trying to decipher the mind of Barack Hossain Obama, 46, the democratic hopeful of the US Presidency. Whether he will take along the existing policies or even favour more or put...

June 11, 2008

Killing Demand

Aggregated from: A Political Glimpse from Ireland

The price of oil increased significantly on Friday, climbing to $138.54 a barrel with the possibility of the price reaching $150 a barrel in July according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. This is not surprising given that summer is peak driving time for many Americans, but what happens after summer,...

May 31, 2008

China: After the quake, hoping for aid

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

From inside and outside China, concerned citizens are helping, and putting their hands out to help the victims of the devastating 7.9 in the Richter scale earthquake that leveled out industrial cities, transforming them into refugee camps where people are living under plastic bags, trying to find o...

May 8, 2008

China and U.S: Who's Currency? Who's Problem?

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Kaie pointed out that the devaluation of U.S dollar becomes everyone else's problem [zh], especially for China as Chinese capital has been flowing around the world. ...