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An interesting letter that opines Japan's future inevitably rests on a large influx of Mainlanders.

The International Olympic Committee praised Beijing on Tuesday for setting a "gold standard for the future" in its preparations for the Games, which begin in a month. "The quality of preparation, the readiness of the venues and the attention to operational detail for these Games have set a gold standard for the future," the IOC said in a statement.

One should be careful to equate fast growth, large numbers, and impressive actions with that of how China will overtake other first world nations in the near future. Strong growth now, does not mean it will continue to do so in the future.

Interesting description of the incredible differences between the Beijing of the 1970s vs Beijing today.

A posting from Joyceland, written by a Chinese woman, raised in the USA, lived in the UK and married to a Canuck [I think I've got it right]. Some interesting comments on the Games, so far.

A bit of interesting commentary from a long-overseas Chinese who admits she can't help but feel the call to nationalism these days. She also raises an interesting question on why the NYT's coverage of the recent rally in New York for Chinese pride wasn't just lacking, but in fact, was missing.

Interesting post by Nina Ying Sun on the PN [Plastics News] China blog on the inherent difficulties inherent of monitoring your China factory. The post is entitled "Hands-on due diligence in China. . . . Ms. Sun finds this bit of Ms. Harney's advice particularly interesting

Written for a local expat magazine, profile of a local fried noodle seller in our neighbourhood.

China Machete takes a look at Facebook access in China - why it is slow and/or inaccessible and what its (lack of) future in China may be.