links for 2007-01-26

• Channelnewsasia.com
  Growth has been fuelled mostly by investment and exports, leading to some concerns that the temperature might be too hot in the Asian giant and triggering a series of government measures to cool things down.
  (tags: china chinaeconomy)
• Michael J. Totten: Slouching Toward War -- Continuously Updated
  (tags: waronterror lebanon news blogs)
• Boing Boing: China vows to "purify the Internet"
  "We must promote civilized running and use of the Internet and purify the Internet environment."
  (tags: china chinaculture internet blogs censorship)
• ESPN.com - NHL - NHL player reps authorize probe into Saskin's hiring
  "The purpose of the investigation is to clear the air, produce clarity on these questions and fortify a strong unified union."
  (tags: hockey nhl)
• ESPN.com - MLB - Yankees seek working agreement with China baseball
  This could lead to the Yankees dispatching coaches and trainers to work with players in China, and perhaps, in years to come, beginning a baseball academy.
  (tags: baseball china chinaculture)
• Hot Air » Blog Archive » China bans pigs from TV ads to appease Muslims
  Who could have guessed that the ChiCom thugocracy would go dhimmi before we did?
  (tags: china waronterror)