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November 16, 2005

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Daily linklets 16th November

It's that time of year again: the Weblog Awards 2005 have begun, and there's a Best Asian Blog category. Which means we need to start talking about the Asian Blog Awards for this year.
While oft-mentioned, MeiZhongTai has actually gone through the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission report.
For the history buffs, the History Carnival XX (can't wait for the 30th edition) has some good reading, including Asian history links.
The CCP's control over the media and information is, in fact, merely following thousands of years of history.
Likewise the sudden shifting of Burma's capital follows a Japanese precedent.
Why I object to intellectuals, by author Yu Shicun.
If you click one link today, make it this one: robotic relief. A reminder that Japan is the world's second biggest economy. Along the same lines, China's official purveyor of skin is going great guns.
Confucius' revival and China's leadership. Dr. Sam Crane discusses Confucianism as a part of an East Asian identity. Related is East Asia's New Old Cold War (via Marmot)
It's all in the stars for Shanhai's taxi drivers.
Losing and regaining face in China.
Chinese managers earn double Indian managers.
China is literally caught short in copper.
The genii at the OECD have found how to raise Chinese farmers' incomes: have millions of them move to the city.
Isn't Hong Kong lucky - we're getting these South Korean farmers visiting in a few weeks. Maybe some of them should move to the city.
Jason Kottke's Hong Kong highlights.
Resource scarcity, tech boom and blogger disagreements in China.
(17:50) Riding Sun takes a look at the Beijing Olympic mascots and comes up with a variation you're not going to see in 2008.

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