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For almost two decades, the columns of journalist Tom Plate have been featured in leading newspapers of the world and have focused entirely on one gigantic subject - the dynamic rise of Asia. Now, for the first time, the best of these columns has been organized into a substantial anthology, annotated with personal comments by Professor Plate, who is also the author of the best-selling 'Giants of Asia' book series. Unpublished material also enlivens the collection with vivid backstories. The net effect is a compelling and sprawling portrait of the last two decades of Asia resurgence by America's only Asia-only columnist. Asia Insight: In the Middle of the Future from LMU ITS on Vimeo.

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Publié par	Marshall Cavendish International
Date de parution	15 octobre 2013
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789814516716
Langue	English

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In the Middle of the Future
TOM PLATE ON ASIA
Contemporary history through a newspaper column: Benchmarks on the road to the 21st century
By the author of the bestselling Giants of Asia series
2014 Thomas Gordon Plate
All columns by Tom Plate are and originally were the copyright of Thomas Gordon Plate, or of the Pacific Perspectives Media Center, Professor Plate s nonprofit in Los Angeles. Any other fragmentary usage is asserted via Creative Commons License and Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.
Cover photo of Tom Plate by Jon Rou/Loyola Marymount University
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National Library Board Singapore Cataloguing in Publication Data
Plate, Tom.
In the middle of the future : Tom Plate on Asia / Tom Plate... - Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2013.
pages cm
eISBN : 978 981 4516 71 6
1. Asia-In mass media. 2. Asia-Political aspects-21st century. I. Title.
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950 - dc23 OCN853653989
Printed in Singapore by Markono Print Media Pte Ltd
WITH WARM APPRECIATION AND RESPECT FOR
The journalists, professionals and artists who over the years, in one way or the other, encouraged me to stay with the ASIA column, especially: David Armstrong, Robert Berger, Jerry Burris, Gareth Chang, Cheong Yip Seng, Shelby Coffey, Chris Coles, Robert Donohue, Richard Drobnick, Clayton Dube, Judith Dugan, Richard Falk, Nathan Gardels, James Hoge, John Hollon, Wyatt R. Hume, Tai Kawabata, Sally Keil, Ean Kuok, Kay Kuok, Patrick Philip Michael, Michael Roos, Steve Sample, Barry Sanders, Kantathi Supramongkon, the late Theodore Sorensen, James Vesely, Robert Whitcomb, Bin Wong, Alice Wu and Tom York.
And deep appreciation (in the sense of awe) to the late Dennis Bloodworth, for many years the celebrated Far East correspondent of The Observer of London, and one of the original pioneers of true and honest English-language of journalism from Asia, especially evident in his classic book An Eye For The Dragon (1970). My own book is written in part to honor his memory and that of colleagues who never ceased trying to escape the cave of our own limitations.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
ABOUT THE COLUMN LOS ANGELES: BIRTHPLACE OF A NEW JOURNALISM ON ASIA
ASIA AND AMERICA
The case of America s coming future shock
PART ONE
1995 - 1998
001. ASIA AND AMERICA
The case of the misdirected superpower
002. SOUTH KOREA
The case of the missing tour stop
003. JAPAN
The case of the unworthy summit
004. SEOUL
The case of the exploding metropolis
005. CHINA AND TAIWAN
The case of the dangerous close call
006. CHINA AND AMERICA
The case of the talkative ambassador
007. AMERICA AND ASIA
The case of the reprogrammed secretary
008. HONG KONG
The case of the elegant lady
009. SINGAPORE
The case of the misunderstood strongman
010. AMERICA VERSUS ASIA AND THE WORLD
The case of the uncivilized clash
011. CHINA AND THE U.S.
The case of the toy store shoppers
012. MALAYSIA
The case of the love-hate premier
013. HONG KONG HANDOVER
The case of the reluctant governor
014. HONG KONG HANDOVER PART II
The case of the shameless democracy salesman
015. HONG KONG HANDOVER PART III
The case of the insensitive media invaders
016. THAILAND
The case of the easily frightened fireman
017. WASHINGTON
The case of the mean money police
018. JAPAN
The case of the preaching papa
019. WORLD MARKETS
The case of the doubting economist
020. AMERICA
The case of the runaway China scare
021. THE KOREAS
The case of the steadfast man of peace
022. ASIA
The case of an exasperated region
023. WASHINGTON
The case of the hard-hearted banker
PART TWO
1999 - 2002
024. ASIAN ECONOMIES
The case of the mis-designed freeway
025. AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
The case of the globalization pitchmen
026. CHINA SCARE
The case of the spies who never love us
027. AUSTRALIA
The case of the regional prize fighter
028. HONG KONG
The case of picking bones from the egg
029. INDONESIA
The case of the non-innocent bystander
030. CHINA SPYING
Fine line between prudence and paranoia
031. ASIAN ANXIETY
Coping with the unseen enemy
032. JAPAN
The case of the humble workaholic
033. U.S. REGROUPS
The case of the unusually quiet American
034. INDONESIA
The case of the military that had its own country
035. U.S. MEDIA
The case of the blind seeing-eye dog
036. JAPAN
The case of death by overwork
037. CHINA VERSUS TAIWAN
The case of the six replies from Shanghai
038. MELBOURNE
The case of the moated hotel
039. SOUTH KOREA
The case of the bushwacked president
040. AUSTRALIA
The case of a downer who was always an upper
041. JAPAN
The case of the PM in his prime
042. AMERICA
The case of the shaken-up nation
043. WORLD VIEW
The case of the year of hate
044. MALAYSIA
The case of the doctor with bitter medicine in his bag
045. TAIWAN TENSION
The case of loose lips sinking ships
046. THE KOREANS
The case of the people who needed to play
047. AMERICA
The case of the nation that knows it s right
PART THREE
2003 - 2006
048. CHINA AND JAPAN
The case of the ever-swinging pendulum
049. WORLD MARKETS
The case of the untamable leviathan
050. ISLAM
The case of the winning biggest loser
051. WORLD TRADE
The case of the ambitious negotiators
052. CHINA
The case of the second elephant in the room
053. THE UNITED NATIONS
The case of the unrespected president
054. ASIA MEDIA
The case of the martyred journalists
055. HUMAN RIGHTS
The case of war as child s play
056. NEW YORK
The case of the delayed reaction
057. HUMAN RIGHTS
The case of the woman s touch
058. ASIAN GOVERNANCE
The case of the communicating politician
059. AMERICA
The case of the deep-thinking submarine commander
060. TAIWAN
The case of the gambling president
061. CRITIQUE OF AMERICA
The case of the ignorant electorate
062. ASIAN WOMEN
The case of the lonely non-housewives
063. HONG KONG
The case of the gentleman caught in the middle
064. ISLAM
The spy who was nothing but bold
065. VIETNAM
The case of the most charming communist
066. SRI LANKA
The case of the man who knew too much
067. INDIA
The case of the nuclear passage
068. MYANMAR
The case of women imprisoned by men
069. COMPARATIVE MEDIA
The case of ideological opposites
070. CHINA
The case of the fainting translator
071. THE MEDIA
The case of the all too sweet sixteen
072. CHINA VERSUS THE U.S.
The case of the annoying messengers
073. ASIA RISING
The case of the quiet but ambitious Korean
PART FOUR
2007 - 2013
074. JAPAN
The case of the prime minister in denial
075. INDIA
The case of the turban-topped economist
076. CHINA
The case of the undiplomatic diplomat
077. WORLD ECONOMY
The case of ominous man from Omaha
078. AUSTRALIA
The case of the schoolmaster s rebuke
079. INDONESIA
The case of the quiet president
080. CHINA VERSUS HONG KONG
The case of too much caution, not enough lust
081. PAKISTAN
The case of an Asian iron lady
082. ASIA
The case of the proposed China model
083. VIETNAM
The case of the shopaholic negotiator
084. JAPAN
The case of the effective enigma
085. TAIWAN
The case of the more accommodating partner
086. CHINA
The case of the active Chinese seniors
087. AMERICA
The case of learning from Japan
088. CHINA
The case of the unflappable analyst
089. NORTH KOREA
The case of the straying young journalists
090. CHINA
The case of arms across the sea
091. THAILAND
The case of a country still ailing from coup
092. INDONESIA
The case of the secret admirers
093. CHINA
The case of the thoughtful American
094. WORLD POLITICS
The case of the true relativity of judgment
095. SINGAPORE
The case of the sage of Southeast Asia
096. CHINA
The case of a philosophical difference
097. CHINA AND THE U.S.
The case of the revengeful newspaper
098. ASIANS IN THE U.S.
The case of the Tiger Moms
099. NORTH KOREA
The case of the very odd wedding
100. HONG KONG
The case of the dawn of The Asian Century
FINAL THOUGHTS
TOWARD A NEW JOURNALISM ON ASIA
GIVING THANKS
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Outside the private Hong Kong Club in Central District: As if aiming for a balancing act, in the summer of 2005.