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June 23, 2005

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Daily linklets 23rd June

If the censors won't do it for you, ESWN explains the steps to keep information out of Chinese newspapers.
The shanty town where petitioners to Beijing camp out.
Dan Washburn's new project, Shanghaiist, is getting ready for launch. Given Dan's pedigree this is one to watch. Straight to the blogroll.
IndCoup says you can employ young maids without feeling guilty.
D. William Moss suggests using Nurse Ratched instead of Net Nanny for China's censorship army. Good idea.
Holy mung beans, soy causes infertility.
Jodi's Korean business rule #1.
China's Korean wave and Korea's China wind.
Chris has more updates on the China Typepad block. Rebecca MacKinnon chimes in. On the flipside Chinese hackers have hit a company linked to Nurse Ratched. And someone thinks the blog block is costing them millions. Gordon's compiling a list of censored sites. If you're interested in the use of proxy servers to avoid Nurse Ratched, send me an email.
Fewer beggars means less crime.
Japanese men fight back. Sounds like they could use it in KL's hotel swimming pools.
Guangdong has opened its Cultural Revolution files. And here's a sample of an English lesson from the period.
Daniel Starr on the best elections money can buy in China, an optimistic view of the chances for democracy in the Middle Kingdom. The point I diverge with Daniel is in the comparison with Russia. If anything the recent Russian experience (flirtation with democracy before rapidly sliding into elected dictatorship) seems more likely for China, partly because both countries have little democratic tradition and a long authoritarian one.
The first part of a series on the future of China-US relations. It will be interesting to watch after the enlightening dialogue with Pundita on the same topic.
(14:11) China's one child policy and its historical, economic and demographic impact.
Madame Shutterfly is back with a Wanchai sampler (no, not that kind).
Rebecca MacKinnon clarifies her comments on China's blog block. A must read before the hype gets out of hand. I agree with her on all 3 counts.
(18:12) Pundita discusses China's anti-democracy foreign policy and calls it the fight of our lives.
The second instalment of Macau's battle for survival back in 1622.
While on history, the adventures of Admiral Zheng He.
Hemlock on the Li Ka-Shing donation controversy:
HONG KONG University Medical School alumni are still whining about the proposed re-naming of their alma mater to recognize tycoon Li Ka-shingâ€™s offer to donate a billion Hong Kong dollars to the institution. It is surely a measure of how vastly overpaid our cityâ€™s doctors are that they see this sum of money as a gift horse to be subjected to a contemptuous oral examination and turned away. If Li offered me that sort of money, Iâ€™d change my name by deed poll to The Barbarella Queen of the Fairies Genito-Urinary Diseases Clinic â€“ in a second. If thatâ€™s what he wanted. No problem. Iâ€™ll give him a call.

posted by Simon on 06.23.05 at 06:57 PM in the Daily linklets category.

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OMG, Hemlock's comment was a stroke of genius! Great quote!

posted by: The Dustless Workshop on 06.24.05 at 01:44 AM [permalink]