A WTO free zone...

• James J. Na reflects on blending into the American melting pot in Once was an Asian.
• The field of dreams in Jiangsu turns Running Dog from cynic to believer.
• DEBKA does China.
• What Hong Kongers earn in various jobs.
• A revolution we can all back: China's sexual revolution.
• China's most popular internet search terms.
• Chinese labour law poker cards.
• The RMB through the ages (via Danwei).
• Michael Bolton rocks Shanghai.
• Human capital and China's rising advertising and media industries.
• Looking for somewhere interesting to stay in Beijing?
• Richard notes even the CCP seems to be admitting that the Dongzhou massacre is a mess. For those looking to catch up, MeiZhongTai has a roundup of the roundups on Dongzhou.
• The great Chinese fruit sticker debacle.
• The East Asia Summit and new Asian order - it still includes the USA.
• The complex world of Japanese toilet seats.
• The Asian History Carnival is up and full of good links.
• I've got some friends about to move to Beijing, so Will's guide to things to like about Beijing's winter will come in handy.
• Stop blaming China on counterfeiting - it's North Korea.
• (13:30) The question on Chinese investing no-one asks.
• Beijing's taxi drivers are no longer political commentators.
• 50,000 corrupt Chinese officials punished in the past 2 years.
• Prosperity and the sex ratio - wealth is making things worse, not better.
• A Chinese politician's humour.
• China's international peacekeeping and relief efforts in 2005.