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02/18/2021 08:30 AM EST
Good morning and welcome to a guest-hosted China Watcher! With our original watcher, David Wertime, moving over to our sister site Protocol, we ll be introducing you to a few guest writers over the following weeks that we hope will bring some new perspectives on the Beijing-Washington relationship, and the power centers in between. Allow me to introduce your first guest host: Robin Shepherd, former journalist and vice president of HFX (which runs the annual Halifax International Security Forum) and author of China vs. Democracy: The Greatest Game. Take it away, Robin. Ben Pauker, world and natio
Thereâs reason to be bullish this year: According to the Chinese zodiac, weâll soon ring in the Year of the Ox. This week, the new moon rises on Thursday night, kicking off two-week celebrations in Vietnam, South Korea, China, and other Asian countries, echoed by the same communities here in Seattle. Whether youâre at home or far from home, our local leaders prepared a wide-ranging, festive dose of celebratory arts, while some restaurants have souped-up their menus for the occasion.Â
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