Monthly Archives: February 2010

“China” in the Minds of Americans

Many Americans, especially those who know little about the subject, feel strongly that the torch for the world’s next generation, has passed to China. John Pomfret takes this idea to task here. For Americans, China — not what is actually … Continue reading

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US Federal Government Investigates Toyota

The U.S. Federal Government, heavily invested in General Motors, investigates not only its competition, but its competition’s suppliers, using its extraordinary powers: Warrants were carried out on the Michigan offices of Yazaki Corp. in Canton, Denso International America Inc., in … Continue reading

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It’s the Yuan, Again, and Again, and Again, and…

More hollering about the value of the Yuan. This is simply Washington window dressing on the more profound problem to which none of the “best and brightest” supposed to be leading this country seems to care deeply enough about to … Continue reading

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Interview with a Chinese Cyberthief

From the NY Times: “Here’s a list of the people who’ve been infected with my Trojan horse,” he says, working from a dingy apartment on the outskirts of this city in central China. “They don’t even know what’s happened.” Worthwhile … Continue reading

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MI5: PLA and PSB “Gifts” to Businessmen Bugged

Commercial espionage among nations should not come as a surprise to anyone involved competitive businesses. I am a proponent of the idea that American intelligence should practice it far more than we already do, which is either so brilliantly executed … Continue reading

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