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Monthly Archives: December 2008
“It’s China’s Fault,” say American Economists
As further evidence of the negative feeling towards China, read this piece. Citing three economists (Bernanke, Rogoff and Laurence Myer), as well as a handful of non-economist political figures, its authors claim that “some” American economists now view Chinese capital … Continue reading
Posted in American Faux Pas, Scandals, U.S. Economy
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Happy Holidays from Asiabizblog!
Asiabizblog wishes all of our readers the merriest of holidays and best wishes for the New Year. Hope springs eternal and Spring is just around the corner. In that spirit, I thought I’d share with you a poem a friend … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Announcements
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Rising Tide of Feeling Against China and Chinese Imports
The animus towards China — specifically imported products — has never, in my lifetime, been as acute nor as widespread than it is today. This article and the popular comments below it show the depth of contrary feeling. Chinese products … Continue reading
Posted in Imports and Exports, U.S. Economy
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VIDEO EVENT: Dr. Eileen Wibbeke on Global Business Leadership
I’m pleased to present Dr. Eileen Wibbeke, author of the textbook, Global Business Leadership, who recently gave a talk to Google executives on international business leadership at Googleplex.
Posted in Management, Video
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U.S. Commerce Dept. Waves Goodbye to the Export License VEU Program
The Validated End User (VEU) program, about which we wrote in June, will soon become but a bad memory, according the Washington Times. The program allowed the companies to obtain dual-use technologies without the formal security checks required for an … Continue reading
Posted in Imports and Exports, Legal
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Direct Ocean Cargo Shipments Between Taiwan and Mainland China Now Permitted
As of today, direct ocean cargo shipments between Taiwan and China are permitted,. ???? (Taiwan’s daily business newspaper): ???????????????12?????????????????????????????????????????????????14??????????15?????????????????????????????????????? 17 carriers have applied for permits — 12 of them mainland Chinese, five of them Taiwanese. 18 routes applied for originate … Continue reading
Posted in Imports and Exports, Taiwan & China
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Steep Drop in China’s Foreign Trade
I do believe last summer that Asiabizblog predicted a steep drop in trade coming shortly. Well, here it is. Beijing announced yesterday that its November exports dropped 2.2 percent after a 19.2 percent surge in October. Imports took an even … Continue reading
Posted in Imports and Exports
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Audio Event: Chinese Advertising with Kevin Swanepool
Kevin Swanepool, CEO of The One Club, discusses creativity in Chinese business and his organization's China Creative Workshops to encourage young advertisers in Greater China.
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Chinese Front Companies and Export-Controlled Purchases
Cliff Burns at ExportLaw Blog recounts the tale of Chinese operatives, who’d set up a front company to buy export-controlled items, ensnared by American operatives who’d set up a front company to catch front companies doing precisely that. Front companies … Continue reading
Posted in Imports and Exports, Legal
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Video Event: Chinese MIgrants Return to Countryside
This Wall Street Journal article discusses what is a minor phenomenon at present, that of Chinese migrants to urban centers returning home, out of work, to their villages. One or two million jobless is an insignficant number, a police problem, … Continue reading
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