Michael A. Santoro is an Associate Professor of Business Ethics (with tenure) at the Rutgers Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University, a J.D. from New York University, and an A.B. from Oberlin College. His book, China 2020: How Western Business Can—and Should—Influence Social and Political Change in the Coming Decade will be published by Cornell University Press in May 2009. Prof. Santoro's first book Profits and Principles: Global Capitalism and Human Rights in China was widely praised, and in April 2000 Prof. Santoro testified before the United States Senate Finance Committee on the human rights implications of China's entry into the World Trade Organization.

Wendy Goldberg is an Internet industry communications and policy strategist based in New York City. During President Bill Clinton's first term, Goldberg served in the Small Business Administration, which was at that time a Cabinet-level agency. She has a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Blog Entries by Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg

Friends Without Benefits: The Bush/Obama China Policy

Posted June 12, 2009 | 10:17 AM (EST)


Note: One of us (Michael) just returned from China, his third trip in six months; the purpose of this trip was to launch his latest book, China 2020 - How Western Business Can - and Should - Influence Social and Political Change in the Coming Decade (Cornell University Press...

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Hillary in China: Winning Friends -- But Not Influencing People

Posted February 26, 2009 | 05:07 PM (EST)


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wants to be the Obama administration's point person on relations with China. In that light, how should her visit to Beijing last week be evaluated? The best that can be said is that the last thing the U.S. needs right now is another global problem,...

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Hillary Clinton Visits China: What Should Be On The Table

Posted February 18, 2009 | 06:16 PM (EST)


It makes perfect sense that China is one of the first countries Hillary Clinton will visit as Secretary of State -- except, perhaps, to the Chinese, who await her arrival with no small degree of concern. Yes, it's our largest trading partner; yes, China will be a centerpiece of Secretary...

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Fair Trade Suffers When China Censors The Internet. It's Not Just A Human Rights Issue.

Posted January 8, 2009 | 09:53 AM (EST)


MEMORANDUM

To: President Elect Barack Obama
Hilary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State nominee
Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative nominee
Julius Genachowski, Obama Transition Team - Technology

From: Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg

Re: Chinese Internet Censorship: It's About Fair Trade, Not Just Human Rights

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