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Category Archives: Asia
May 19, 2013
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US Shale Spreading Joy Across Pacific
The US shale boom, as Polemarchus might have said, is helping friends and harming enemies. Shale gas from America has become an important asset for Japan’s economic recovery; the country is an ally poor in natural resources and struggling with soaring fuel … Continue reading
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Daggers Drawn by Philippines and Taiwan in Latest South China Sea Dispute
Filipino police shot a 65-year old Taiwanese fisherman in the neck a few days ago in the latest dispute to heat up the South China Sea. Things escalated quickly after the “accident” and now two American allies are at each other’s … Continue reading
May 17, 2013
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Abe Reverses Course, Supports Japanese Apology For WWII
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe backtracked yesterday on previous comments he made in which he suggested that he did not agree with the famous 1995 apology by then-Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. Murayama apologized to neighboring countries like China and Korea for … Continue reading
May 16, 2013
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Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan: A New Age Dawns or More of the Same?
Nawaz Sharif is back. And back with a big enough chunk of parliament that he won’t have to form a coalition government. After a record number of Pakistanis showed up at the polls and dumped the delinquent Pakistan People’s Party out of power, many … Continue reading
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We, the People of Kunming, Prefer Clean Air to Rapid Development
Depending on who you ask, “hundreds” or “thousands” of people marched on the streets of Kunming, China, today to protest the construction of a chemical plant owned by CNPC, the national oil company. This is the second such protest in … Continue reading
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China’s Water Problem Is Already Here
China’s unprecedented growth has brought millions out of poverty and made the country a geopolitical heavyweight, but its environment is footing the bill for this growth. Beijing’s citizens are choking on the city’s toxic smog, and the country spends an … Continue reading
May 15, 2013
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Game of Thrones in the Far North
A new battleground opened in Asia’s Game of Thrones today when the Arctic Council, an organization of the eight countries adjacent to the Arctic region, agreed to admit observer states, including five from Asia: China, South Korea, India, Japan, and Singapore. … Continue reading
May 14, 2013
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The Battle for Control of Asia’s Most Important Waterway
The Burma-China pipeline project has hit a snag just a few months before completion, Burmese officials report. Because the pipeline crosses territory where the state is battling armed independence armies, the pipeline won’t become operational for some time. The delay highlights … Continue reading
May 10, 2013
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Whoever Wins, Pakistan Is Losing
The victor in tomorrow’s elections in Pakistan will inherit a national economy in tatters. There are steep economic challenges ahead—so steep, in fact, that the first stop for Pakistan’s new government will probably be the offices of the IMF, where officials will … Continue reading
May 9, 2013
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China: We Will “Fight for Every Drop of Water or Die”
Water disputes between China and its neighbors are not confined only to the sea. Disagreements over fair use of rivers can be just as problematic. Take the Nu River. Barely a trickle at its origin in the glaciers of the … Continue reading
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Kidnapping and Chaos Ahead of Pakistan’s Election
Unknown gunmen kidnapped the son of former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani at a political rally today. Ali Haider Gilani’s secretary and guard were killed in the attack. The Pakistani Taliban and other radical groups have waged a deadly campaign … Continue reading
May 8, 2013
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Japan Walks Back Official Whitewashing of War Record
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is having second thoughts about recanting his country’s apology for crimes committed in World War Two. Abe recently suggested that Japan might not have been the aggressor during the war due to the fact that … Continue reading
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Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party Wins Big in Karnataka
Nearly all the votes are in from the southern Indian state Karnataka’s legislative assembly election over the weekend, and it looks like the Congress Party won big. Congress, the national ruling party, of Jawaharlal Nehru, of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, … Continue reading
May 7, 2013
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Norks Pulling Back from the Edge
North Korea moved two long-range missiles off the launchpad yesterday, a clear sign that the Norks will not go ahead with the rocket test that has kept the US, Japan, South Korea, and much of world media on edge over … Continue reading
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The US-China Hacking Battle Is Officially On
The Pentagon directly accused China of various cyber crimes against the United States in its annual report released yesterday, a significant escalation from the administration’s previous policy of merely suggesting that much of the world’s cyber espionage originates in China. The New … Continue reading
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