China and Congress - Not Exactly a Love Affair

So, clearly I’m not anti-China. In fact, I’m very wary of painting China as the next, big, bogeyman. I don’t believe in simple solutions regarding trade, balance of power issues, or human rights. And, I think that it’s ridiculous to become locked in an “us” against “them” mentality.
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Thanks for ruining it for the rest of us, Tibet protesters.

I was scheduled to go to Kunming, China, in July as part of a thousands strong annual international academic conference. My panel’s topic? The cultural politics of disease prevention.  Specifically, I was scheduled to talk about bird flu, the sharing of samples, and all the politics that get involved in the implementation of health policies.
This [...]

President Hu’s Visit to the US

I find it a sign of the times that the Chinese leader’s first official visit in the United States was with Bill Gates. In China, a country ravenous for all things modern and desperate for the tools of economic growth, any deal with Microsoft is going to prove an interesting example of the new governmental/business [...]