U.S. May Miss Out On China Investment Boom

New York Times:

SHANGHAI — For three decades, wealthy nations have invested hundreds of billions of dollars in China, helping drive one of the most remarkable economic booms in history.

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Comments

[Pod-gers]

02:28 PM on 05/06/2011

If we continue to have a market driven economy, where the "market" rules, then China will win, because they have the market.

[leftyirishwoman]

09:15 AM on 05/06/2011

Do you remember the animus against the Japanese in the 1980s and 1990s before their economy tanked? Everything but the term "yellow peril" was used.

[Kansiov]

01:37 AM on 05/06/2011

It's not a bad thing. China's economy is on extremely shaky ground. The less dependent the American economy is on the Chinese consumer, the better.

[Chef Typhoid Mary]

10:33 PM on 05/05/2011

commercial relations, a top official said Wednesday.

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said Chinese companies are freer to operate in the United States than U.S. firms are in China. American companies are frequently shut out of entire industries or forced to give up proprietary information, he said.

"The imbalance of opportunity is a major barrier to continued improvement of the United States and China's commercial relationship," he said, adding that China has recently "narrowed" its commercial environment after a "long and fruitful period of opening."
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14571308

[uniquindividual]

07:48 PM on 05/05/2011

1.6 Trillion in Gov. securities is a bit of an investment in the USA I think.

[bluguy8]

01:56 PM on 05/05/2011

well , it seems like everyone is leaving China like they're the Titanic. Apple is moving production to South America. Apparel manufacturing is moving to Vietnam. This writer doesn't know what he's talking about , but maybe China paid him to write this article

[Arts4u]

09:28 PM on 05/04/2011

Based on the lack of comments on this article, I get the impression that no one really gives a rat's butt.

We should not be doing any more business with China. We have done enough for them and the expense of the American worker and economy. Enough.

[how goes the matrix]

08:17 PM on 05/04/2011

China's Ghost Cities and Malls

Documentary by SBS Dateline (Australian TV) about the Chinese real estate market.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPILhiTJv7E&feature=aso

Yeah -- China really has it going on ...
Biggest property bubble the world has ever known .. and that is saying something. They keep building mega malls, residential properties, whole cities even .. which remain mostly barren and deserted ... because the peasants cannot afford to buy ...

If that don't thrill ya -- check out the pollution pictures featured in link below ..

"October 14, 2009, the 30th annual awards ceremony of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund took place at the Asia Society in New York City. Lu Guang (卢广) from People’s Republic of China won the $30,000 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography for his documentary project “Pollution in China.”

http://www.chinahush.com/2009/10/21/amazing-pictures-pollution-in-china/

The global grift continues ... Hooray for China ...

[Michael GE]

05:45 PM on 05/04/2011

Who wonders about that after the comments made in the US when the merger between NYSE and Deutsche Boerse was announced? It seems every deal where real power over the decision making process is not exclusively with the US partner of a deal is sort of a national embarresment for the US public.

[blackranger]

04:34 PM on 05/04/2011

they don't need to take this country into consideration, the American corporations are sending our money for investment in China, to the detriment of that investment in the US. It is not too hard to understand. If corporations are investing their money (actually your money if you are a stockholder and you probably are thru your pensions, 401ks or savings accounts) in other countries, that money is no longer available for growing our own economy. When are Americans going to remove their money from the hands of those who work against our interests?

[jeffw545]

04:17 PM on 05/04/2011

The U.S. is broke it have to borrow money from china. Then give some back to stay friend with them. Just like last time they borrow from china. I just don't understand the Fed Government They spend money and give it away. Taking more from the AMERICAN PEOPLES. This make me sick.

[Linda from Deerfield]

01:22 PM on 05/04/2011

I wonder which big bank representing China paid off this writer.

[loki]

01:20 PM on 05/04/2011

after decades of going around stomping on the world and forcing many countries to do our bidding, I can understand that now while were losing ground , many countries, especially China, would exclude us from the party. I mean really, if you were kicked in the head everyday by the neighborhood bully, and then one day won the lottery, would you split it with him? I doubt it.

[BBackSoon]

12:34 PM on 05/04/2011

Perhaps if we had some real trade or manufacturing policy it might be more attractive to do business with us. Our rules are all over the place, you really don't know where you stand on anything.

[Mia Nodecker]

12:34 PM on 05/04/2011

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