H-Asia Discussion List (H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine, Michigan State Univ., USA)
(http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~asia/)
Language: English.
List format: Moderated discussion forum.
Frequency: High (may be several per day).
Subscription: Use template at http://www.h-net.msu.edu/lists/subscribe.cgi?list=H-Asia. Subscription restricted to graduate students and professors; archive and other services are freely accessible for everyone.
Self description: "The primary purpose of H-ASIA is to enable historians and other Asia scholars to easily communicate current research and teaching interests; to discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis; to test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching. H-Asia is especially committed to discussing region wide, comparative and professional issues important to scholars of Asia. [...] While H-ASIA's discussion list is a twenty-four hour academic seminar open only to graduate students and professors interested in the subject of Asian Studies and specifically Asian history, the ASIA-PACIFIC NETWORK and its archived logs are open resources available to everyone. Freely available for viewing and downloading are H-ASIA discussions, announcements about subjects ranging from conferences and seminars to academic jobs. Moreover, this archive also serves as a central repository for sample syllabi, bibliographies, book and product reviews, and other materials of interest to the college level Asian studies community, and is linked to other important Asian Studies sites."
Description: Being part of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, this is probably the most essential Western language list on Asian Studies. "A rare and exemplary confluence of scholarship, common-sense, cheerfulness and networked communication technologies" (T.M. Ciolek, editor of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library).
Site contents: (1) General Information (Subscribe; Manage Subscription; Subscription Help; About H-Asia; Welcome Message; Editors & Board); (2) H-Asia Resources (Discussion Logs; Discussion Threads; Resources; Links; Electronic Journals); (3) Related Lists (H-Japan; H-USJapan; H-ANZAU; H-SEASIA); (4) Recent Reviews; (5) Recent Messages.
Archive: Fully searchable archive available without restrictions.
Added 01 Mar 1998 (HL), last updated 23 Jan 2005 (HL)
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MCLC LIST (Kirk A. Denton, Dept. of East Asian Languages and Literatures, Ohio State Univ., USA)
(http://mclc.osu.edu/rc/LIST.htm).
Language: English.
List format: Moderated discussion forum.
Frequency: High (may be several per day).
Subscription: See http://mclc.osu.edu/rc/LIST.htm.
Self description: "The MCLC Resource Center and Modern Chinese Literature and Culture sponsor a mailing list devoted to scholarly and more general discussion of the culture of twentieth and twenty-first century China (encompassing Taiwan and Hong Kong), including literature, film and media, popular culture, material culture, performing and visual arts. The MCLC LIST welcomes scholars, students, and others whose interest in Chinese culture may not be academic. Subscribers may submit messages in the form of (among other things): questions to the list; reviews of recent books, films, plays, or television programs; comments on research in progress; discussion of problems or issues related to the teaching of Chinese culture; announcements of relevant scholarly and cultural activities. We especially welcome comments about and critiques of articles published in recent issues of the journal Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. Members will receive periodic reports from "cultural correspondents," scholars doing research in Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, etc, who will write on various cultural events in an informal prose."
Description: This is the mailinglist of the Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Resource Center. One of the top lists for Chinese Studies!
Archive: No archive available.
Added 23 Jan 2005 (HL)
China Brief (The Jamestown Foundation, Washington, DC, USA)
(http://www.jamestown.org/publications_view.php?publication_id=4).
Language: English.
List format: E-mail newsletter.
Frequency: Semimonthly.
Subscription: Use template at http://www.jamestown.org/new_subscriber.htm.
Self description: "The Jamestown Foundation's mission is to contribute to U.S. understanding of its strategic adversaries that pose a threat to democracy and freedom. The foundation collects information from expert sources with firsthand knowledge of the goals, strategies and decisionmaking processes of these adversaries. It then extracts and distills both information and analysis and distributes it to policymakers, journalists, academics and corporations worldwide. Through this unique global network of political experts, Jamestown provides independent, nonpartisan and objective analysis of current and emerging anti-Western political trends in Eurasia."
Description: A source of well informed articles on current issues pertaining to the PR China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, written by well known analysts mainly from Asia and the US. However, bear in mind that though "independent" and "nonpartisan", the articles do reflect Jamestown's view of East Asia as a potential "threat to democracy and freedom" (see above).
Archive: All articles beginning with its first issue in July 2001 are available on the China Brief Web site; a powerful search facility is available.
Added 04 Jun 2003 (HL), last revised 01 Feb 2005 (HL)
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EastSouthWestNorth = 東南西北 (Roland Soong, EastSouthWestNorth, Hong Kong, China)
(http://www.zonaeuropa.com/).
Language: English.
List format: Weblog (blog).
Description: This is probably one of the most relevant blogs about current China. Also included are issues related to Taiwan and Hong Kong. Born 1949 in Shanghai and having spent 32 years in the US, its author Roland Soong currently lives in Hong Kong. In the real world Robert Soong is the chief technical officer for KMR, the world's second-largest media research firm.
Added 27 May 2006 (HL)
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China Confidential (Confidential Reporter ; Google Blooger, Google, Mountain View, CA, USA (Headquarters))
(http://chinaconfidential.blogspot.com/).
Language: English.
List format: Weblog (blog).
Description: China Confidential has been reporting and analyzing political developments in China since 2005. Although repeatedly being cited by various sources (incl. BBC) the identity of its author "Confidential Reporter" has [as of May 2006] not yet been revealed.
Added 27 May 2006 (HL)
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Taiwan Security Research - TSR Weekly Report (Philip Y. M. Yang, Dept. of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)
(http://www.taiwansecurity.org/).
Language: English.
List format: E-mail newsletter.
Frequency: Weekly.
Subscription: Send email to pyang(at)ccms.ntu.edu.tw stating your name, institution, position, and e-mail address.
Description: This weekly newsletter offers a substantial collection of (English language) articles from major Chinese, Taiwanese and international newspapers about security issues related to Taiwan and the PRC. All articles are grouped according to topics, giving the title, date, origin and a very short abstract of the article. The full article can be viewed by clicking on the article titles.
Archive: All articles are kept on the TSR Web site; the search function, however, is working badly.
Added 30 Jan 2005 (HL)
Asialib (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
(http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/asialib/).
Language: English.
List format: Open e-mail anouncement platform.
Frequency: Low (less than one per week).
Subscription: Use template at http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/asialib/.
Self description: "The Asialib electronic discussion list was established in 1993, following talks involving the National Library of Australia, the Australian National University Library and others. From its inception, Asialib was intended as a vehicle for communication on a wide range of Asia-related library matters of interest to Australians, but open to subscribers from anywhere in the world" (Source: EALRGA Newsletter No. 29 May 1995).
Archive: Archive available for list members only.
Added 23 Jan 2005 (HL)
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