Articles by Tom Plate

Hu Jintao's slideshow dinner party

Tom Plate takes a whimsical look at what the President of China might tell his friends about his trip to the United States
Published on: 4/24/2006
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Goodbye to a visionary

Frank Gibney, 81, had a deep vision for America's relationship with Asia
Published on: 4/17/2006
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China's boss man comes to America

And America should pay attention
Published on: 4/13/2006
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Are Asian values becoming sinfully Americanized?

From the Indonesian Playboy to the Rolling Stones in Shanghai, Tom Plate wonders about Asia's moral developments
Published on: 4/10/2006
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Economies joined at the hip

America is no longer undervaluing Asia
Published on: 4/9/2006
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More democracy or better government?

From Pakistan to Vietnam, democracy is not always the best form of government
Published on: 4/6/2006
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Finally, a kind word for Japan

Vietnamese pragmatism drives its amiable foreign relations with Japan
Published on: 3/30/2006
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Iraq and Vietnam: The remains of wars

Tom Plate writes this week from Ho Chi Minh City
Published on: 3/26/2006
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China and America: Convince Me

Public diplomacy begins at home
Published on: 3/21/2006
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Checking up on the 'Axis of Evil'

Tom Plate revisits Bush's public enemies: North Korea, Iran and Iraq
Published on: 3/9/2006
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The story that gets lost in the shuffle

Taiwan's important story is getting buried in the noise of Chen's ostentatious maneuvers
Published on: 3/8/2006
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The vision of the late Otis Chandler

Arguably the greatest American newspaper publisher of his era, Chandler brought the world to Los Angeles
Published on: 3/1/2006
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Thoughts that deserve to be disguised

Is Japan's foreign minister Taro Aso the best Koizumi can do?
Published on: 2/21/2006
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The house arrests of two great women

Women imprisoned in their homes have a lot to teach us
Published on: 2/16/2006
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China Dollar Critics: Be careful what you wish for

A rush to push Beijing in the currency debate could backfire badly
Published on: 2/14/2006
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Proposing the odd couple of the century

A Japanese foreign-ministry official says isolation and hostility toward China is a strategy for his country's self-strangulation
Published on: 2/10/2006
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A clash of media civilizations

When a quarter of the world doesn't get a very bad joke, it's time for the press to take responsibility
Published on: 2/7/2006
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The land that has so much -- but could lose it all

The pause in Sri Lanka's two decade long conflict seems to be at its end
Published on: 2/3/2006
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The self-destructive march of the elephants

In China-Japan rumbles, eventually someone is bound to get hurt
Published on: 1/31/2006
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'Far Out' China's role in the Iran crisis

How Beijing plays this diplomatic hand will be significant to everyone
Published on: 1/26/2006
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Optimism from Down Under

In a country that sits between Asia and the West, Australians play both sides of the geopolitical street
Published on: 1/25/2006
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The Kissinger of China

Qian Qichen's new book reveals a man who left a noble legacy for China's diplomats
Published on: 1/19/2006
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Empower women to move Malaysia forward

To become an Asian economic 'tiger,' Malaysia needs to treat its women fairly
Published on: 1/16/2006
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The Great Geisha Controversy

The Hollywood film has become kindling to fire up yet another round of nationalistic hatred between the Chinese and Japanese
Published on: 1/10/2006
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Battling The New York Times

It's in Beijing's interests not to mess with The New York Times
Published on: 1/7/2006
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