Ming Wan (George Mason): Engaging China: The Political Economy and Geopolitical Approaches of the United States, Japan and the European Union Li. Narangoa (ANU): Nationalism and Globalization on the Inner Mongolia Frontier: The Commercialization of a Tamed Ethnicity. From NYRB, Dai Qing on the thirsty dragon at the Olympics. Macau’s Golden Curse: The rot at the core of Macau’s gambling boom poses headaches for Beijing, and gambling fever proves dangerous for high-rolling communist officials, but if the mainland clamps down it could hurt the casino boom. A review of Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the Twenty-First Century by Giovanni Arrighi. The world watched in horror as images of the September crackdown leaked out of Burma — now it's time to start picking up the pieces and talking to the junta leaders. The silence of the monasteries: The junta has stopped the protests — the big question now is where have all the monks gone? Few would have thought that a painting would have the power to shake the foundations of modern-day temple life in Thailand. But before painter Anupong Chanthorn started working on his masterpiece, "Bhikku Sandan Ka" (Monks With Traits of a Crow), he spent time seeking meaningful messages in Buddhist texts.
