Jan 8, 2009
Asia news seems too small bore for Washington mainstream media these days, so here’s another detailed analysis by Chris Nelson of Samuels International. Nelson confirms some of the appointments he speculated about in my posting of Monday: President-elect Obama today announced the top assistants to Secretary of Defense Gates, confirming earlier reports that the Deputy
Jan 5, 2009
From Chris Nelson at Samuels International Anyone know more about these people or possible other picks? UPDATE ON NAMES AT BOTTOM OF POSTING. Summary: The Asia-focused summary is: Amb. Jeff Bader to replace Dennis Wilder as the NSC’s Senior Director, Asia; Kurt Campbell to replace Chris Hill as Asst. Sec. State EAP…barring some currently unforeseen
Nov 13, 2008
Just did a presentation at the Scandinavian Interactive Media Event conference here in Stockholm about how Barack Obama used social media to win the presidency. For those attending, here are links to some of the videos I highlighted.
Nov 6, 2008
World Nexus is a company in Southern China run by Barack Obama’s half-brother, Mark Ndesandjo. I have done a blog posting on World Nexus, but would be great to get more information. If anyone knows Ndesandjo, be great to speak with him. The company’s website is here, but not too many details there.
Nov 4, 2008
Martin Luther King’s final speech before his assassination seems highly resonant with Barack Obama’s projected victory (12 noon, Hong Kong time): We’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me now. Because I’ve been to the mountaintop. And I don’t mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity
Nov 3, 2008
Politico has a must-see list of the top ten viral videos of the US presidential campaign. Above is one I missed that pretty credibly portrays McCain, Obama and Palin in a break dance competition. Where was Joe Biden? (And Joe the Plumber, for that matter.)
Nov 2, 2008
This quick video is a demo of Barack Obama’s interactive phonebanking system at the campaign website. The highly interactive system is a cross between Facebook and a campaign activist site. If Obama wins on Tuesday, no doubt the impressive website will be getting some credit. It hyper-personalizes itself to your location and what is happening
Oct 23, 2008
China Daily reports that Obama wins the China vote. Among the Obama links to China is his half-brother, Mark Ndesandjo who runs a Internet company in Shenzhen. An online poll conducted on China Daily’s website by the US embassy, shows Obama enjoys the support of 75 percent among the Chinese. A Horizon Research survey released
Oct 22, 2008
Covering the US presidential election for The New York Times four years ago was an unforgettable experience that sent me across the United States with Kerry, Edwards and Cheney. For election day itself, I chose Miami, where the Vienna-based OECD brought foreign election observers to the United States for the first time ever. (This upset
Aug 23, 2008
Entry updated to understand Joe Biden’s China stance. Biden believes the U.S. should engage, but also guide China. “Our top priority should remain integrating China into the community of nations, articulating the rules of the road, and then holding the Chinese government accountable for its actions,” Biden said in a 2001 speech to the Asia
Aug 4, 2008
Does anyone understand the point they are trying to make? The only use of photoshop-ing I see here is the somewhat unskillful work by John McCain’s advertising team.
Aug 3, 2008
China is ready for democracy, Arthur Kroeber argues. Instead of moving towards democracy at the behest of the rising middle class, however, the nation’s elite and middle class are fighting against such change. “They are motivated partly by an understandable fear of instability but more by the self-interest of the elites who now hold power,”
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
