Here’s the round-up:

• The United Nations refuses to pay compensation to victims of the cholera it brought to Haiti.  Not really a surprise.  Read Jonathon Katz’s The Big Truck That Went By.
• Joshua Landis’ survey of the debate over counting casualties in Syria.  There is a strong sense that the numbers are under-reported.
• Megan Price and her team at the Human Rights Data Analysis Group are still analyzing the numbers presented in their preliminary report.
• Marc Lynch hosts a debate on whether or not to arm the Syrian rebels.
• After listening to Sean Lynn-Jones’ podcast, my weekend read:  David Shambaugh’s China Goes Global:  The Partial Power.
• Steve Hess on why there hasn’t been a China spring.

And:

• A cool skateboarding trip through the ghost-city of Ordos — the great example of China’s internal over-reach: https://vimeo.com/51333291#