October 10th, 2006 · 2 Comments
Robert Kaplan reviews the possible scenarios of a DPRK collapse (violent or not) in this month’s issue of The Atlantic Online. (”When North Korea Falls” via Arts and Letters Daily) Kaplan argues that in the event of a DPRK implosion, the real winner, out of all the possible players, might just be Beijing.
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October 10th, 2006 · 1 Comment
(I jest. It’s amazing how much more productive we historians should–emphasize: should–be with all of the amazing tools now at our disposal.)Guoyu Cidian 国语词典 is a great on-line dictionary with multiple definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and decent examples. Not quite as good as the CD-ROM version of the Hanyu Dacidian 汉语大词典, but a nice site for [...]
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