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Tag Archives: China
Quarantining A Metropolis
Nobody has ever tried to quarantine a modern city. China is isolating several, hoping to stop an emerging disease.
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An Internet Border Wall
While adversaries police their internet borders, we put out a welcome mat for friend and foe alike.
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Did Climate Change Cause Noah’s Flood?
Rising seas are not a new threat; global cultures recall climate catastrophes that have occurred throughout history.
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Don’t Mess With Mahjong
Even in a state like China, police power has its limits. A gambling crackdown had to stop at the mahjong parlor door.
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Sinopedia
Can China create its own substitute for the NBA if it chooses? Experience and population math say yes.
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Why Vietnam Isn’t The New China
Vietnam may benefit from a U.S.-China trade war, but that won’t make it the next China.
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China Doesn’t Own Us
Fears of China dumping its U.S. Treasury debt holdings are overblown, because that could hurt China more than America.
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The Trade Commander In Chief
A Trump “order” that businesses seek alternatives to China may have overreached, but some of his predecessors went further.
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China Sneezes
China retaliates against a literally correct but historically freighted headline that called it the “sick man of Asia.”
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