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.
This is a blog. Which means that I [...]
May 6, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: China, China/US relations, Congress, economy, politics, presidential campaign . Author: tmacphail . Comments: No Comments
I just put the finishing touches on my article for Language and Politics, an academic journal which is publishing a special issue on avian flu. This afternoon, I sent it off to the editor, two days ahead of schedule. So, in other words, I’m feeling pretty good and largely carefree right now.
The article is entitled, [...]
August 16, 2007
Categories: avain influenza, bird flu, politics, public health . Tags: academia, bird flu, China, disease, paper writing, politics . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 2 Comments
I take it back. There is disease news to disseminate from the road.
Officials in China have confirmed that the microbe causing the mysterious epidemic in Guangdong, in which 300 pigs have died, has been identified. According to the Xin Hua news agency, it’s apparently a common pig illness called ‘blue-eared pig disease’. The People’s Daily [...]
May 18, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: bird flu, China, disease, pig flu, politics, Uncategorized . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 1 Comment
The New York Times reported last week that an epidemic was killing pigs across the border from Hong Kong in mainland China, in two areas in Guangdong province.
This is ironic because this is the year of the pig in China, and the mystery disease allegedly began to surface immediately after the New Year celebrations. I’m [...]
May 14, 2007
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: bird flu, China, disease, Hong Kong, politics, rumor, Uncategorized . Author: tmacphail . Comments: 3 Comments
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 [...]
May 5, 2008
Categories: Uncategorized . Tags: China, China/US relations, commentary, effects of anti-China protests, politics, Tibet protests . Author: tmacphail . Comments: No Comments