Foreign Policy Blogging at OTB

I’ve just published a foreign policy-related post at Outside the Beltway:

“China in the News”

Update

I think it’s okay if I post a synopsis over here. Over the last week or so I’ve seen a number of interesting stories that have featured China and none of which have received much play over here.

Chinese Troops in Kashmir
Chinese-Phillipine Relationship Strained by Hostage Deaths—eight Hong Kong tourists killed by dimissed policeman in Philippines. Chinese are upset about it.
China Cuts Exports of Rare Earths—China, which produces 95% of the world’s rare earths, has decided to curtail its exports
Where’s Zhou—odd rumors of a Chinese banker’s disappeance

Rather clearly China is becoming a major player but for some reason or other these stories haven’t gotten much traction here. Probably because you can’t lay the blame on Democrats or Republicans.