- More pushback against economist Michael Pettis' China pessimism. Pettis appeared on The Interpreter in September.
- The 17 September release of the Thai Truth for Reconciliation Commission's findings into the events of April and May 2010, in which 90 died in Bangkok, has been greeted by criticism on both sides of Thai politics. (Thanks Milton.)
- Tweeting Talleyrands: The Economist on the rise of ediplomacy.
- Driverless car technology gets a huge legislative boost in California. Consumer acceptance seems like a big hurdle, but then again, I thought screw-top wine bottles would fail too.
- At the crossroads: a new book examines nuclear relations between the world's two most populous countries.
- China's first aircraft carrier has been commissioned, with Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao in attendance at the ceremony:
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