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Change? Mainly rhetorical here, but revolutionary forces are quietly reshaping Asia

Posted by Matt in June 20th, 2008

As always – but especially now with globalization intensifying the effect — a few continuing events dominate the worldwide media. From the drama of the natural catastrophe that has befallen the Chinese and the Burmese to the falderal surrounding the American presidential campaign, the headlines and the commentators leave little room for these “minor” topics.

Events which could fundamentally change the world’s future may well be unrolling with relatively little attention. And at the moment, that seems to be true from one end of Asia to another.

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