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September 20, 2005

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Daily linklets 20th September

English in Hong Kong just ain't that hot. The comparison is often made with Singapore. The difference is Hong Kongers are conent with Cantonese and the Government does not force English down people's throats...and just as well given how badly the Government mangles it.
It's not profiles in courage, but a profile of Hemlock.
The 5,000 year myth of Chinese civilisation.
Ross Terrill on the myth of China's rise.
Justin Mithchell discusses survey abuse in Hong Kong, although it applies everwhere. You can make a survey tell you anything.
There's a small revolution going on in the village of Taishi. ESWN has the chronology of the Taishi Village elections and a Knight Ridder's report of a visit to the village in Guangdong. The people are demanding a say in the running of their village...could this idea catch on? Sun Bin discusses the cost of not being a "democracy". Fong Tak-ho at Asia Times is optimistic about China's democratic reforms.
China's charm school challenge, teaching its people manners before 2008 Olympics.
Reverse culture shock, or leaving China an re-integrating into your own culture.
China's internet gets into the famous for being famous game.
Fuel problems spreading to Beijing and Shanghai. Which makes Sun Bin's series on reforming China's oil industry timely indeed: Part 3 - Oligarchs and deregulation;
A comparison between blogging in America, Hong Kong and China.
Japan eases Taiwanese visa rules to strengthen Japan-Taiwan ties.
A Macanese bank is linked to North Korea and undergoes a run, losing 10% of deposits. Naturally one of its branches is in the Casino Lisbao. I was in Macau on the weekend and I didn't see one North Korean, but there was a brisk trade in matresses.
Japan's DPJ gets serious.
How not to build a harmonious society and rule of law.
Taiwan's fight club doubles as its parliament.
Nature, nurture and fat.
China's rise need not bring conflict.
More on enetering the business market in China.
A buddhust dog. What was he in a previous life?
The OECD has published an economic survey of China.
Waiter, there's a fly in my urinal.
Attitudes to seperatism in China and Canada.
The theoretical significance of foreign teachers as economic migrants and as entry level workers in the culture industry.

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