Daily Links, May 31, 2010

Caught this one last week in Miaoli. What's hovering on the blogs today?

BLOGS:

• Thomas Friedman is an idiot, proves Red A once again. If Friedman opened a blog with that shit, would he get any readers?
• Drew on our ride on Sunday in the wilds of Lukang.
• Double parking is a way of life, says Laowiseass.
• Ben's letter in the Taipei Times.
• Frozen Garlic with more on redistricting.
• David reports on the What is Justice? seminar.
• J Michael on a new book on China's rise. And discusses the lax security situation at a super-secret base.
• The men behind Taiwan's IT success.
• Meifeng Farm in Nantou
• A-gu points out again that the KMT's claim that Taiwan must have ECFA puts all the cards in Chinese hands, reason #59,102 why ECFA is a sellout.
• Jenna responds to Drew's post about dangerous cars in Taiwan.
• Cycling Satin Sestina has a great photo post on manufacturing bicycle hubs.
  

MEDIA:

• Jon Adams scores again with great NYTimes piece on the luxury property market and foreign investors.
• Introducing Taiwan tea varietals
• Richard Bush says ECFA will help Taiwan ink other trade deals. The clock is now ticking on the spate of articles next year entitled The Puzzling Fact of China's Continuing Denial of Other Foreign Trade Deals for Taiwan.
  
• 60 year old Taiwanese guy does 84 km run backwards in 13 hours.
• Reuters key political risks in Taiwan. Note hot money problem here rising and falling with eurozone crisis.
  
• Taiwan journalist wins executive seat in global journalism federation.
• Suicide among elderly a problem in Taiwan.
• Taiwan building massive solar plant.
• Students debate ECFA.
• Taiwan ranks as the world's fourth lowest risk for investment.
  

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