May 05, 2004

Asia by blog

As an ongoing series I am going to link to some of what's going on in various Asian blogs, to give you a feel for what is happening in this part of the world.

Firstly the always interesting ALN talks about Bush rejecting union calls to punish China. ALN is always worth a read - it is one of the few blogs that actually provides interesting and worthy material. The same applies to China Letter, which is on blogspot so no specific links but always with interesting stories from China and on the plight of the Uygurs, one of China's minorities.

Michael, a man with impeccable taste and the force behind the "Living in" meta-blogs (like Living in China), has an excerpt of the life of a young gay man in Shanghai. Douglas looks at the perverse impact of a ban on condoms in the Philippines. Durian Nation has a comment on the Taiwan Times, including a link to their Sept 11 editorial that needs to be read to be believed. Conrad shows that the war in Afghanistan is fought on many fronts, both large and small. Meanwhile Giles notes in "Subtle Hint" that HK is under attack.

Michael Friedman, who came up with the Kos advertising boycott has an entry on America's growing Asian population. Interestingly Chris points out that racism is alive and well here in Hong Kong, especially to fellow Asians. The Marmot shows that Asia still contains plenty of rivalries, some of which manifest themselves in pointless and stupid ways.

Incestuous Amplification talks about the North Korean missile situation and takes aim at the ignorance of some other commentators on the matter. Alexandre shows us what May Day really means in Singapore. Single Planet notes that even the Great Firewall has it's bad days. Both Fons and Joseph Bosco note an article from the Guardian on propaganda and censorship in China.

Finally, Richard gets the low-down on the low-down.

There you have it. If you have other links you think would work within this theme, start your own post and link back to here. Any comments or feedback are appreciated.

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