Below are a number of links to articles I have found interesting over the last week or so. Feel free to commence on them below or link to an interesting article of your own.

1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8954315/Inside-Wukan-the-Chinese-village-that-fought-back.html
Malcolm Moore’s excellent article for The Telegraph about Wukan, a village rebelling against local officials’ misrule.

2. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/12/15/2003520765
Interesting story from Taiwan about the ROC’s interest in developing a its submarine capability.

3. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html
The villagers in Wukan may not be happy with their economic prospects, but Nicolas Anelka won’t have to worry where his next baozi is coming from.

4. http://www.cfr.org/russian-fed/why-russian-protests-matter/p26773
Interesting CFR interview with Stephen Sestanovich regarding the recent anti-Putin protests in Russia.

5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16190926
China’s new aircraft carrier has been spotted in the Yellow Sea.

6. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/136718/evan-a-feigenbaum/chinas-pakistan-conundrum
America isn’t the only country with a difficult relationship with Pakistan.

7. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/15/deported-tamils-torture-sri-lanka?
Tamils forced to return to Sri Lanka face an uncertain future.

8. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-Hazare-wants-Parliaments-Winter-Session-extended-to-pass-Lokpal/articleshow/11117623.cms
Anna Hazare continues his fight against corruption in India.

9. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/MK08Dg01.html
Andrei Lankov on the rise of Kim Jong-eun.

10. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111214a3.html
The Japan Times is reporting that Japan will choose the F35 as its 5th generation fighter.

Enjoy!