Joon

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• Commented on Opinionist: Sichuan quake — Tipping point for a new China?
  he was co-opted by the pap, it's something they do very well. other folks of his generation who are now part of the establishment are simon tay, the dude who started the substation, vivian balakrishnan (slightly younger) and others who...
• Commented on Opinionist: Sichuan quake — Tipping point for a new China?
  why funny? ho was a well-known rebel. he was detained without trial for two months while a correspondent for the far eastern economic review in the 70s for being critical of the PAP government. he isn't exactly a rebel today,...
• Commented on Online implications for the three days of national mourning; Public entertainment venues to shut?
  Tudou, Youku, have quake videos on frontpage, their other vids still accessible. AP and Reuters have some updates, including on Sina. (blogged about it here)...
• Commented on Police seek information on Yangpu bus explosion suspect
  The WSJ's China Journal had a post on this. PS up to the minute earthquake updates from that WSJ blog. they have several people on the ground there...
• Commented on Opinionist: Lee Kuan Yew on China
  I normally wouldn't quibble, but since Lee corrects the interviewer several times (in the interest of accuracy, presumably), he gets something wrong here about Terminal 3. He says Chinese engineers were involved, but it was engineered by Arup. Chinese contractors...