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From the New York Times (link): CHINESE contemporary art hit New York, en masse, eight years ago with a fireworks bang. The big news of this year’s Asia Week is that, for the moment at least, the bang is back. Taking place today is Sotheby’s first-ever auction of contemporary Asian art. Its preview exhibitions amounted […]
Read MoreFrom Time Asia (link): U.S. Senator Charles Schumer visited Beijing last week with two other Washington lawmakers to push China to freely float its currency. He argues that it’s undervalued and is driving up the $200 billion U.S. trade deficit with China. Schumer spoke with TIME’s Austin Ramzy about why he’s behind legislation that would […]
Read MoreFrom Time Magazine (link): If everyone lived like the average Chinese or Indian, you wouldn’t be reading about global warming. On a per capita basis, China and India emit far less greenhouse gas than energy-efficient Japan, environmentally scrupulous Sweden–and especially the gas-guzzling U.S. (The average American is responsible for 20 times as much CO2 emission […]
Read MoreFrom Independent Online (link): Taiwan rejected China’s offer of two giant pandas Friday, fuelling speculation that President Chen Shui-bian feared accepting the animals would weaken Taiwanese vigilance against China’s ambition to reign over the island. The Council of Agriculture’s panda evaluation committee made the ruling after its third meeting on Friday. “Our conclusion is that […]
Read MoreNPR’s Talk of the Nation is holding a discussion with Ezra Vogel about China-Japan relations (link): Two Asian giants, China and Japan, are struggling to get along. Their issues include disputed oil rights, military buildups, national pride, and the legacy of the second world war. Neal Conan leads a discussion on how the growing power […]
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