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May 24, 2005

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Daily linklets 24th May

ESWN has an archive of citizen reports from the Huaxi riots.
A Japanese survey on China that demonstrates the lack of understanding on both sides...plus Koizumi's brilliantly stupid move.
Forget about Ms Universe...here comes Mr Asia. And look out Bollywood, here comes ex-Governor' Alice Patten.
China can teach America about social security. Ironically Communist China relies far more on personal saving.
Hithcock was right: beware the birds.
Fundamental problems with China's stockmarket.
Rising tariffs and re-imposed quotas on Chinese exporters? No problem, they just move to India. Will America go after India and Japan now?
The Swanker puts the Thai controversy over Big Brother into perspective.
Brad Setser's 5 myths about China's currency. Scroll down to the comments by DOR and also note Setser continues to omit any reference to the main culprit in this economic game of poker: Japan.
Confucius didn't say it, but Belle Waring had a dream...
(13.50) A thoughtful reflection on Hong Kong's history and identity, plus a brief history of some opium traders of Hong Kong.
The CCP has 69.6 million members, up 1.37 million from last year. Now let's wait for the Epoch Times' inevitable "CCP losing millions of members". The truth is out there...
Many blame China for high oil prices. So do falling gas prices in Beijing herald the end of the oil price rally? And will China start importing American SUVs, thus reversing the trade imbalance at the same time? Talk about win-win.
Today's NSFW link: "progressive education" for Party members. Sign me up for classes!
Sean notices a problem with a satellite picture of North Korea.
Japan needs more people, but is preparing to outlaw surrogate babies and won't register American born surrogate babies as citizens.
In Taiwan, the WC has come out of the closet and into the restaurant.
(19:13) Headline of the year: lion mutilates 42 Cambodian midgets.
The role and influence of Chinese bloggers, reported by the NY Times. Ironic given it's the same paper asserting blogs aren't as influential (via I/P).

posted by Simon on 05.24.05 at 07:54 PM in the Daily linklets category.

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Comments:

On the CCP membership article in Xinhua.
The net growth was 1.37 million.
The number of new members was 2.42 million.
Therefore, 1.05 million was lost, due to death, disappearance, expulsion, resignation, etc.

posted by: eswn on 05.24.05 at 05:55 PM [permalink]

Sorry Simon,

I later discovered that article to have been a hoax, so I removed it from my site. However, after I discovered that you had linked to it I put it back up with an update to notify others that it was a hoax.

It's still funny though.

posted by: Gordon on 05.25.05 at 09:35 PM [permalink]