China Economy

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The New Arms Race

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green Tech, Greentech, China Economy, China Green Technology, China, Green Technology, Green News

America will not win the arms race of the 21st century with rockets, but with robust investment in and support of U.S.-based green technology. While Congress dawdles, China is clobbering us.

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China's Silicon Sweatshops

Global Post | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Apple, Apple Iphone, Apple Computers, China Factories, China Human Rights, China Economy, China, World News

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Hourly wages below a dollar. Firings with no notice. Indifferent bosses. Labor brokers that leech away months of a worker's hard-ear...

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Ghost Towns in China Prove GDP Is a Farce

Damien Hoffman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Real Estate, Gdp, China, Crisis, Ghost Towns China, Gross Domestic Product, Ghost Towns, China Economy, Business News

An entire generation has been conditioned to believe economics is the fundamental nature of reality. If the Chinese government pulls a Lehman, the next chapter of history will be messy.

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U.S. Must Solve Its Own Economic Problems

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Obama China, Asia, China, China Economy, Barack Obama, World News

Deficit hawks and other fear-mongers in the U.S. have used the Chinese accumulation of U.S. debt as another weapon to try and persuade people that we must sacrifice growth and employment during a deep recession.

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China Setting Itself Up To Profit From Africa's Consumer Markets

TIME | John Lee | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Consumer Spending, China Economy, China, Africa, China-Africa Relationship, Business News

China has big economic plans and ambitions in Africa that go beyond oil and minerals. While much of the world still views Africa as a basket-case cont...

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Jeffrey Sachs: Why Obama's Failing On The Economy

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Keynesian Economics, Jeffrey Sachs, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Economy, Federal Reserve, Consumer Spending, China Economy, Barack Obama, Fiscal Policy, Business News

The past week brought news of US double-digit unemployment and the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain near-zero interest rates. Both pieces of new...

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Is China Headed Towards Collapse?

politico.com | EAMON JAVERS | | Posted 11.10.2009 | World

Read More: China Us Debt, China Economy, China Us, China, World News

The conventional wisdom in Washington and in most of the rest of the world is that the roaring Chinese economy is going to pull the global economy out...

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Welcome to 2025: American Preeminence Is Disappearing Fifteen Years Early

Michael T. Klare | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: US China Relations, American Exceptionalism, Cia, China Economy, International-Cooperation, Politics News

In November 2008, the National Intelligence Council, an affiliate of the Central Intelligence Agency, has predicted that America's global preeminence would gradually disappear over the next 15 years.

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Canada's Trifecta Win: Dollar, Stocks, Commodities

Diane Francis | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Resources, Canadian Dollar, Canadian Banks, Commodities, U.s. Dollar Devaluation, Oil Prices, Financial Crisis, India, Canada, China, Toronto-Stock-Exchange, China Economy, Business News

Commodities, the Canadian dollar and Toronto Stock Exchange are headed onward and upward despite the world economy appearing to be only halfway through this Great Recession.

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Does Citigroup Need China?

Dean Baker | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Banks, Bailouts, China Bonds, Economic Recovery, China Economy, China, U.S. China Economy, Citigroup, Business News

The decision by China to stop buying U.S. government debt may not harm the economy's recovery, but it could be devastating to the recovery efforts at Citigroup.

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Volcker: China's Rise Underscores The Decline Of The U.S.

Bloomberg | James Tyson and Michael McKee | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Federal Reserve, China Economy, China, Paul Volcker, Economy, Business News

Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker said the rise of China and other emerging economies has underscored a decline in the comparative economic...

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How Will Chicago Top Beijing's Olympics? Easy!

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Politics, Olympics, Chicago, China Economy, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago Corruption, Roland Burris, 2008 Olympics, Bucket Boys, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

Let's show the world what Chicago culture is all about with some new events: Relay races with plain white envelope hand-offs. Blame volleyball. Synchronized aldermen.

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Three Clues to the Economy and Disney World

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: France, Krugman, Military, Savings, United Kingdom, Economy, Gdp Growth, Technology, Disney, Confidence Index, Blythe McGarvie, Confidence, China Economy, Shiller, Sapienza, World News

Lately, I've been reflecting about my first visit to EPCOT at Disney World. Many of the countries exhibit their natural beauty. The U.S. highlights technology and its prowess in military victories.

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China's Economic Battle for Global Leadership

Joseph Meuse | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

Read More: Joseph Meuse, China Economy, Work Ethic, China, World News

While we don't yet realize it in this country, America is in an economic war with China. We have been in this economic battle for years, and are much closer to losing than we realize.

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Chinese Factories Face Surprising Labor Shortage

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: China's Economy Growing, China Economic Growth, China Labor Law, China Labor, China Wealth, Chinese Economy, Chinese Economic Crisis, Chinese-Labor, China Economy, China, Chinese Economic Growth, World News

XINTANG, China — During the first half of this year, Yang Zongfu's blue jean factory had few customers. Now, as his business picks up, he can't ...

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Forging a Green Economic Recovery at Home

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Manufacturing is moving into a new, energy-efficient stage, but it's in danger of leaving out the American worker altogether without an aggressive approach in Washington to encourage its domestic growth.

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China's Economic Numbers Challenged

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Us-China-Economy, China Economy, Recession, Economy, China, Business News

Are we getting an economic snow job from the Orient?

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Young Science USA

James M. Gentile | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

If the future of our nation is not continually renewed by young Americans well supported in their advanced scientific research, we likely will have a very dim future indeed.

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China's Miracle Economy: Have the Chinese Become the World's Greatest Capitalists?

Ellen Brown | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

Read More: Monopoly, Banking Crisis, Communism, Wall Street Bailout, Capitalism, China Economy, World News

To the extent that China's stimulus plan is working better than in the U.S. and the U.K., this seems to be because the government is using the banks for public ends, rather than allowing the banks to use the government for private ends.

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China's Exports Plunge

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Chinese Exports, China Exports, China Stimulus Package, China Economy, Exports, Global Economic Crisis, China's GDP, Foreign Affairs, China, Advocacy, Business News

The world's third largest economy is sending worrying signals to those whose best hopes for an end to the Global Economic Crisis reside with China.

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Decline Can Make Britain a Better Country

Alex Higgins | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

There is a distinct lack of enthusiasm for attempting to govern other parts of the world by force, let alone envy of the global superpower.

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Let's Profit From China's Industriousness

Joseph Meuse | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: China Stocks, Reverse-Merger, Joseph Meuse, China Economy, Belmont Partners, Business News

I believe that Chinese companies, trading on U.S. exchanges, represent the best opportunity to make money in the stock market in a generation.

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The Public Option in Banking: How We Can Beat Wall Street at Its Own Game

Ellen Brown | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Fractional-Reserve-System, JPMorgan Chase, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street Crisis, Indian Banking, Alberta, Toxic Assets, Bank of North Dakota, Bank Bonuses, China Economy, Tarp, Business News

Many people feel that some bankers are thieves stealing from the public till and should be looking at jail time. But who is there to stop their parade of outrages?

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Will America Lose the Clean Energy Race?

Teryn Norris | Posted 08.26.2009 | Green

Read More: National Defense Education Act, Obama Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Education, Clean Energy Race, Clean Energy, Clean Energy Economy, Department of Energy, Energy Policy, China Economy, National Energy Education Act, Apollo Project, Barack Obama, Re-Energyse, South Korea, China, Green News

The U.S. is not only investing far less in our clean energy industries than Asian nations, but also falling behind in energy science and technology education.

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Trade Adjustments and Stimulus Packages in the Global Recession and Recovery

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Fiscal Stimulus, U.S. Trade Deficit, Global Recession, Trade Deficit, Trade, China Economy, China, Business News

Hans Timmer, Director of Economic Forecasting at the World Bank, told the Wall Street Journal that China will lead the world out of this recession. He appears to be correct.

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