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July 10, 2005

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Daily linklets July 10th

He hates blogs, but spent the time compiling a damn funny tirade and glossary. Unfortunately for him the Wikipedia entry about his site calls it a weblog (found via TDW).
Truth, lies and quitting (or not) the CCP. Inspired by an email from the FG sponsored Epoch Times, Jing not only resigns from the CCP but posthumously announces Mao's resignation.
The Columbian Hello Kitty.
Michael Turton considers the possibilities of a Taiwan Straits war with responses from Asiapundit and a longer rebuttal at MeiZhongTai.
Another article saying the internet is eclipsing other media as a source of information...except this is in the People's Daily.
D.J. McGuire says China and the war on terror are intimately linked.
The end is near for the pacificism clause of Japan's constitution. Meanwhile another article of the constitution is being ignored.
Demographics mean more are living longer, and in Asian societies the burden of caring for the elderly falls to their offspring. But these households have the newly added burden of coping with their adult children.
A dozen improvements for Beijing by 2008.
Professional begging pays off.
In Disney news, I would have thought these cringe-worthy if I didn't already know Hong Kong is due for much, much worse.
Not once, not twice, not even thrice. Danny Way jumped the Great Wall 4 times in one of the most pointless displays in history. If only the Ming builders had considered the potential "skateboard attack" from the Mongols.
China's savvy in exploiting divisions in Japan and Taiwan.
If you've read Tim Clissold's excellent Mr China, this isn't a surprise: over half civil and economic judgements require coercive enforcement (via ABI).
TBCH on how some Chinese intellectuals view inter-racial relationships.
A Korean beach gives discounts to women wearing bikinis. What's the discount if they're topless?
Six hundred years ago Zheng He, a great Chinese explorer, set sail.
Echoes has a closer look at China's experiments in small scale democracy and removing the agriculture tax.
Wretchard stares into the Philippines crystal ball and makes some predictions. OTB hopes constitutional process rather than people power prevail.
While in some places they clash, in many others Chinese and American interests co-incide.

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Comments:

I have to say Simon, I am a bit surprised and nonplussed that you linked to DJ Mcguire. Reading his entry, I had to resist the urge to put on my tinfoil beanie. Apparently his reputable sources consist the Worldnetdaily and Newsmax. Even further accounting for the tone of his commentors,

"You are so right that the world will have no peace until Communist China is terminated. I only hope Fox News has the guts to invite you for a discussion on your book."

"As soon as I heard about the bombings i knew that this was a CCP attack to take the spotlight off them at this time. Never the less they will fall and the world will know the truth ."

The entire thing seems like fruitcake central. I've seen their type time and time again at the Free Republic. People who are so paranoid and conspiracy ridden they can't see facts written on the walls. (refer to the comments on this thread for proof. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1350794/posts) I wouldn't put it past them to be one of the whole "sino-soviet schism is a communist myth/Soviet Union's demise is a ruse to deceive the US and they will strike when the guard is down" believers.

posted by: Jing on 07.10.05 at 03:49 PM [permalink]

Jing, I was very wary of linking to that piece, but I figured I'd link it and people could draw their own conclusions. Oh, and I had my tin foil hat on at the time.

Just in case.

posted by: Simon on 07.10.05 at 04:55 PM [permalink]

interesting blog u've got here.. i love the layout

posted by: sillybahrainigirl on 07.11.05 at 05:52 AM [permalink]

and the contents of course ...

posted by: sillybahrainigirl on 07.11.05 at 05:55 AM [permalink]

Thank you, I aim to please.

posted by: Simon on 07.11.05 at 09:33 AM [permalink]

Re: the Zheng He link, check out the synopsis of this book for a critical rebuttal of Menzies'.
http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/titles/36572.htm

posted by: Rick on 07.12.05 at 04:57 PM [permalink]