Category Archives: Imports and Exports

Podcast with Harry Moser on “Reshoring”

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Richard

Whither American manufacturing? Harry Moser, Industry Week Manufacturing Hall of Famer, discusses his reshoring initiative to bring manufacturing back to the United States. To contact Harry Moser, visit the Reshoring Initiative website.

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China Cuts Rare Earth Export Quotas — Implications for China Feared

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Richard

It appears that the battle over rare earth minerals, involving China and many of its export destinations, including Japan and the United States, has intensified. China cut its rare earths export quotas by 11 percent in the first round of … Continue reading →

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China Says to Japan: You Don’t Agree with Us, We Keep the Ball

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Richard

Sharply raising the stakes in a dispute over Japan’s detention of a Chinese fishing trawler captain, the Chinese government has blocked exports to Japan of a crucial category of minerals used in products like hybrid cars, wind turbines and guided … Continue reading →

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US State Department Visa Staff (Officers?) To Work on Saturdays (For a Couple of Weeks)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Richard

For those in China who find visa application at US embassies and consulates a difficult and lengthy process: The U.S. Embassy in Beijing, along with four U.S. consulates general across China, is opening on Saturdays over the next few weeks … Continue reading →

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High-Ranking Chinese Minister Warns, “Our Hands are Tied:” Minor Revaluation May Lead to Catastrophic Currency Risk

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Richard

Vice Commerce Minister Zhong Shan: “Water doesn’t boil if it is heated to 99 degree Celsius. But it will boil if it is heated by one more degree,” he said. Likewise, “a further rise in the yuan by a very … Continue reading →

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Chinese State Firm to Build New York City Subway Infrastructure

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Richard

China State Construction Engineering Corp, the largest contractor in China, has bagged a subway ventilation project worth about $100 million in New York’s Manhattan area, marking the construction giant’s third order in the United States’ infrastructure space this year. SUBWAY … Continue reading →

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China: To Become a Spendthrift?

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Richard

Getting China to spend rather than save turns out to be harder than it sounds. I have been tooting this horn for a decade, with few other Western watchers in agreement, until this rather tepid, but ultimately concurring, WSJ piece. … Continue reading →

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Can China Lead a Recovery? Right…

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Richard

More pie-in-the-sky dreams about a consumer economy in China. Note this paragraph, buried in the article: It remains unclear whether the Chinese have abandoned their traditional caution [to spend]. “Over the past decade or so, the growth of China’s household … Continue reading →

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EVENT: U.S.-China High Technology Working Group

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Richard

On September 29, 2009, the U.S.-China High Technology Working Group, sponsored by NAM, MOFCOM and the Dept of Commerce, will hold a “Public-Private Sector Dialogue,” described as follows: The U.S.-China High Technology Working Group (HTWG) was established to facilitate high-technology … Continue reading →

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Ralph Lauren in China — 15 Stores to Open — Significant IP Challenge

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Richard

As his employer plans to roll out 15 stores in China, George Hrdina, president of Ralph Lauren’s Asian business, said in an interview in Hong Kong. “We do more Ralph Lauren business on the island of Manhattan, New York than … Continue reading →

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