The Boston Globe article on this Sunday. "In 1842, on a British warship anchored off the city of Nanjing, Chinese and British representatives signed a treaty that brought the First Opium War to an end. The British victory had been decisive, and along with the reparations and trade concessions exacted from China was the requirement that Hong Kong, a coastal island sparsely … [Read more...] about (Letter from TonyP4) City of Dreams, or nightmare?
Archives for September 2009
(Letter from pug_ster) Jon Huntsman Challenges in China
Jon Huntsman the current Ambassador to China has an interview with WSJ about the current challenges in China. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125191530217380465.html BEIJING -- Relations between China and the U.S. are at a critical phase, with the next few months likely to test whether the two sides really have built strong and lasting ties, said the new U.S. ambassador to … [Read more...] about (Letter from pug_ster) Jon Huntsman Challenges in China
Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's new Prime Minister: "A New Path for Japan"
Yukio Hatoyama will become the next Prime Minister of Japan with his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ). Since WWII, Japan has been mainly ruled by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). This is a big deal and a big shift within Japan. DPJ has also won about two-thirds of the seats in the Japanese Diet. Hatoyama has an Op-Ed in the New York Times, "A New Path for Japan" which I … [Read more...] about Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's new Prime Minister: "A New Path for Japan"