I have an article up at Asia Times with the rather odd title "A Pig Preening Before a Mirror". It addresses China's well-publicized international PR problems relating to its effective exploitation of the "Clean Development Mechanism", a Kyoto Treaty process for funneling global warming mitigation investment to developing countries. A context for the flurry of... Read More

Update: As a langniappe, here's an interesting opinion buttressing my point about China-bashing as a diplomatic and political priority. A Korea Times piece reviews China's apparently rather overt distaste for making the Cheonan sinking a matter for the UNSC and concludes: CH 6/9/10 I have an article up at Asia Times entitled Short shelf life... Read More