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Event: Public Reason and the Harmonious Society: The Future of Political Theory in Cross-Cultural Perspectives
2007-10-22 00:00:34
[Editor’s Note: One generally find oneself yawning at academic conferences, but this one has provocative potential.]
DATE: October 25 - 28
TIME: see below
PLACE:Third Floor, Main Building, Tsinghua University)
COST: FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Sponsors: Department of Philosophy, Tsinghua University, Guangdong Province Philosophy & Social Sciences Association
Thursday, October 25
Arrival and Check-In (Tsinghua Ziguang International Exchange Center, “TZIEC”):
12:00 pm – 17:30 pm
6:00 pm-8:00 pm
Opening Dinner (TZIZC Dinning Hall)
Friday, October 26
7:30 am – 8:45 am
Breakfast (TZIEC Dinning Hall)
8:45 am
Meeting point for conference participants (TZIEC)
9:00 am - 10:15 am
Chair: Wan Junren (Tsinghua University)
Keynote Lecture by Michael Walzer (Institute of Advanced Study, Princeton): The Design of Democratic Discussions; Commentator: Cui Zhiyuan (Tsinghua University)
10:15 am – 10:30 am
Tea/Coffee break
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Panel: Economic Growth, Rights, and Social ...
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China Plans CCP Branch in Space
2007-10-21 07:58:53
The more prescient members at the National Party Congress are evidently thinking far outside the box. Outside the planet, it appears…
China’s space communists would “carry out the regular activities of a Communist Party of China branch in space in the way we do on Earth,” Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut to fly into space, was quoted by Xinhua as saying on the sidelines of the national party congress. Yang said a party branch would have to await establishment of a permanent presence in space such as a space station, something China is decades from achieving.
[Kudos to Miss Johnson from London. Knightsbridge, perhaps?]
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Judicial Independence — When Local Authorities Pay the Judiciary Scant Attention
2007-10-21 07:58:52
Get a judgment somewhere in China. Then try to collect. There is little value in a judgment when the authorities flout its enforcement. Read this Washington Post article. The local government, against whom the judgment was entered, won’t pay and can’t be forced to.
Yuci township, the subject of the story, is not a rogue element (although it may be run by rogues); in fact, it displays typical administrative behavior. It might possibly disgorge its illegal gain if a superior authority compels it to — a strategy used by a number of American bankers collecting on bad loans in China (”The governor of the province is a personal friend of mine, and if you don’t give me my $23.6 million today I will be having lunch with him tomorrow). But then, the judiciary is once again circumvented by the power structure which would — or would pretend? — to espouse judicial independence in the first place
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Who Will Apologize Next?
2007-10-21 07:58:50
The American Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued another set of product recalls involving leaded toys and jewelry from China. (Golly gee willickers, but don’t they look so cute!)
In Bejing, Commerce Ministry spokesman Wang Xinpei on Thursday said: “Our attitude toward the toy problem has always been the same, that the problem is one in a thousand.”
With several million products already recalled and many more likely to follow, that ratio may be somewhat erroneous.
The $64,000 Asia Business Intelligence question: which of the American companies involved in the recalls will be the next to suddenly appear with Chinese officials, apologizing deeply, humbly and profusely to the government, exporters, manufacturers, factory workers, transport carriers, freight forwarders, longshoremen and God knows who else in China?
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U.S. Republicans Reject Free Trade — China Takes a Hit
2007-10-21 07:58:50
Over the last few years, the American ardor for China has cooled. Even I need a sweater. In speaking with Americans, the topic often turns to China. My partner in conversation, whoever it may be — home improvement contractor, local attorney, bank teller, teacher — is now, as a rule, adamant that China is not a friend. Of course, that person may delight in friendships with individual Chinese, but to many Americans, China has become more than just an adversary. And I believe I am right in saying that Chinese are similarly disposed towards the U.S. A dreadful state of affairs.
China has become a focal lens for the distress, anger and helplessness that Americans can no longer tolerate directing inwardly. No longer do we read encomia touting the virtues of ancient Chinese philosophies practiced in modern life, the beneficially high rate of savings and lack of debt, the care and respect towards the elderly, the veneration of education, the tolerance for long hours and ha ...
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Announcement: IP Rights in China Roundtable
2007-10-21 07:58:49
Event: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN CHINA
Date: October 23-24, 2007
October 23: Evening Reception
October 24: IPR Roundtable
Place: Grand Hyatt Beijing
From the event website:
Ambassador Clark T. Randt will host the Sixth Annual Roundtable Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in China on October 23-24, 2007 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing, China. This is a unique opportunity for United States companies to spend the day with the Ambassador, and hear from industry and trade association representatives with in-depth knowledge and experience speak on IPR protection and enforcement issues in China. The Roundtable discussion will also facilitate direct engagement between United States companies and senior United States officials from both Washington, DC and the United States Mission in China.
Register here.
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Mattel Apologizes to China!
2007-10-21 07:58:48
A shameful kow-tow.
“Our reputation has been damaged lately by these recalls,” Thomas Debrowski, Mattel’s executive vice president of worldwide operations, told China’s quality watchdog chief, Li Changjiang, in the Chinese capital.
Mattel takes full responsibility for these recalls and apologizes personally to you, the Chinese people and all of our customers who received the toys.”
“But it’s important for everyone to understand that the vast majority of those products that we recalled were the result of a design flaw in Mattel’s design, not through a manufacturing flaw in Chinese manufacturers.”
As of 1300 UTC on the date of this posting, the Mattel website does not display any such statement.
Beware, all ye who dare to accuse.
UPDATE (2100 UTC):
Even the Wall Street Journal, that supposed bastion of the free market ideal, and its interviewees miss the point entirely:
it also would also seem logical for Mattel officials to take a ...
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Flying The Communist Skies: Air Koryo To North Korea
2007-10-21 07:58:47
[Editor’s Note: I’ve never traveled to North Korea, but dearly wish to do so. As an American, the likelihood is slim, alas. I envy PRC Chinese who, following the footsteps of the presumably still incarcerated Yang Bin — the ex-flower magnate, embezzler and bankrupt of Shenyang who had planned to corner the cross border trade — flit over to Shinuiju to gamble on the crap tables installed by Stanley Ho of Macao casino fame and fortune.
I long, redheaded, white-skinned Chinese speaker that I am, to turn the heads and fix the eyes of those North Koreans who’ve never seen a Westerner, as I did with PRC Chinese in the early 1980s. In essence, to turn back the calendar by thirty years and re-visit ancient Asian “communism,” still on display in its only remnant, the death defying holdout. I wonder how I would apprehend it this time around. Most likely with the same desperate sadness I did then, but who knows?
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Chinese-Made Condoms Fail to Stimulate Confidence
2007-10-21 07:58:46
A reference in passing to the origin of these condoms suffices to make this another “Uh-oh, Made in China” story. Check your wallets, boys. [Thanks once again to the eagle-eyed Miss Johnson From London for the onpass.]
The usual noises are heard, this time in Canada:
China’s ambassador to Canada said importers share some responsibility for the recent recalls of Chinese-made toys found to contain excessive levels of lead paint. It is unfair to blame Chinese companies alone for this week’s recall of 700,000 Chinese-made toys by Mattel Inc. (NYSE:MAT), Lu Shumin said Wednesday.
The Chinese toy manufacturers, most of them, are doing business with these foreign importers,’ Lu said. ‘They make toys according to the foreign importers’ requests, according to their standard. So I think it is a mutual responsibility.’
In what has been termed an international public relations campaign, Chinese officials have disastrously turned, as is habit, to a ...
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Beijing: Analysis of a Left Turn
2007-10-21 07:58:45
You will appreciate this fine analysis of left turn in Beijing. With thanks to Emperor B for the onpass. Then watch a video of traffic patterns at an intersection in Guangzhou here.
No, really, it’s fascinating!
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China Law Reporter Looking for Articles
2007-10-21 07:58:42
Qiang Bjornbak, editor of the ABA’s China Law Reporter, is soliciting articles on two timely topics.
1. China’s much anticipated anti-monopoly law: its major features and potential for influence upon unfair competition behaviors, such as price fixing.
2. Product safety issues. Ideally, CLR is looking for two articles on this subject — “one from a lawyer from the Chinese perspective and one from a non-China-based lawyer taking the importer’s perspective. Lots of topic possibilities with this one.
For further information, contributors should contact Qiang directly with their proposal.
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Kiwis Say “Blow Me Down! Poison in Kids Clothing From China?”
2007-10-21 07:58:42
In New Zealand, high-levels of formaldehyde have been found in children’s clothing imported from China. Calls are issued for Parliamentary investigations.
Just how does the formaldehyde find its way into the bloodstream? Curious, but I was unaware that Kiwis ingested woolens and cottons. Never saw them served at a bun-fight, have you?
Then, some dag comes along to report more formaldehyde can be found in food and drink, a by-product of aspartame, than in clothing.
Dieters of New Zealand, beware. Never, NEVER! sweeten your cardigan with NutraSweet.
[Editor’s note: Many thanks to Miss Johnson from London for the tip.]
UPDATE (August 22, 2007): Now all in ANZ can sleep restfully. Thank goodness it’s turning warmer.
“Chinese-made blankets containing high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Australia and New Zealand, the distributor said Wednesday, amid rising global concern over the safety of products from China.”
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Registration and Enforcement of IP Rights in Korea: A Brief Introduction (Part 4)
2007-10-21 07:58:40
[Editor’s Note: We present our fourth and final installment of our review of the Korean intellectual property system. Prior installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Once again, let me thank Drambuieman, the author, whose bio you may read in Part 1 of the series.]
Common Scams
Speaking of cyber-squatters, I thought it might be useful to give some tips I have picked up on trademark squatting. Due to issue above with what is considered a famous mark, there are a few bad-faith registration scams in Korea that a company, especially a small or mid-sized one, should be aware of.
At one time, Korea was a very restricted market. Back then, about 10-15 years ago, a distributor, particularly one distributing a foreign mark, needed to be registered at KIPO as such. This aspect of Trademark Law has since been appealed and although the system is no longer mandatory, the registration system still exists in its dusty, bureaucratic, inert way.
While the numbers are declining rapidly, some bad ...
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Audio: Baby-bibs Made in China Test Positive for Lead
2007-10-21 07:58:39
The New York Times editorializes on the safety of Chinese imports and what should be done, in its own inimitable fashion. Rich Kuslan attempts to interpret. WARNING: This podcast may contain sarcasm.
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