Malaysia over the years has been known for its share of ethnic violence against Chinese and other minorities. Most recently, Ahmad Ismail, a district chief in the United Malays National Organization ruling party, has been quoted to pronounce: … [Read more...] about Malaysia's Ethnic Politics
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Buxi is home – 7/25 update
Quick update... although we don't use this as our personal blog, this is a good time to mention I've just arrived in Beijing. Everyone in my family is fighting upper-respiratory infections (picked up in the US), and at times I wasn't sure we'd make the flight... but we're here. … [Read more...] about Buxi is home – 7/25 update
Tall expectations on RMB
Here is a quick summary of Francesco Sisci's take of what the G8 want with China's currency RMB: … [Read more...] about Tall expectations on RMB
Translation error
The danger of relying on automated translation (and why Fool's Mountain is better): … [Read more...] about Translation error
Comments on Democracy and China
There has been a lot of excellent debate about democracy and China in recent days. … [Read more...] about Comments on Democracy and China