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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
Ellen Brown

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
Sheldon Filger

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

Read More: Iraq War, History, Newsweek, Labour Party, Tony Blair, Foreign Affairs, Decline, Slavery, Africa, Britain, America, Afghanistan War, South America, Nazi Germany, Colonialism, The Civil War, Tony Blair European Union, India Economy, Foreign Policy, Great Britain, Britain-Afghanistan, World War II, Imperialism, China Economy, Britain Iraq, World News
Alex Higgins

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
Joseph Meuse

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
Ellen Brown

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
Teryn Norris

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
Mark Weisbrot

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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Why China Is Dangerous for Your Money

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Fitch Ratings, Jim Grant, Jill Schlesinger, CBS MoneyWatch.Com, Larry Swedroe, China Economy, Nathan Hale, Credit Quality, Business News
Eric Schurenberg

You don't quadruple loan volume during a recession by tightening lending standards. Loose lending leads to inflation or defaults or both. And if any country's banking system has too much of it, the end isn't pretty.

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Beware of China Buying U.S. Assets -- Is It Too Late for America?

Joseph Meuse | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Rob Kleinbaum, China Economy, Chinese Culture, New York Stock Exchange, US Stock Market, Business News
Joseph Meuse

America is no longer the golden land. We need a collective kick in the pants to help us figure out how to reinvent our economy and rebuild our collective, national self-esteem.

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China's Economic Growth Accelerates Amid Stimulus

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 08.16.2009 | World

Read More: Global Financial Crisis, China Second Quarter, China Stimulus, China Economic Growth, China, China Economy, World News

BEIJING — China has bought a rebound in economic growth with a flood of government spending and bank loans, averting a surge in politically dang...

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Will China's Economic Crisis Worsen Due to Stimulus Spending?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Global Recession, Chinese Economic Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Chinesen Economy, China Economy, Chinese-Stimulus-Package, Global Economic Crisis, Business News
Sheldon Filger

How ironic that the savior of global capitalism is determined to be the largest Communist state still in existence.

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June 8 2009: news update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Pro-Israel, Chrysler Bankruptcy, Israel Hezbollah, General Motors, Political Humor, Barack Hussein Obama, Obama Mideast Trip, Obama Cairo Speech, China Economy, Pakistan Democracy, Politics News
Richard Valeriani

Obama makes first stop on trip in Saudi Arabia, saying he wanted to visit place where "Islam began." Does not mention it's also place where 9/11 began.

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On the Twentieth Anniversary of Tiananmen: It's Still the Economy, Stupid!

John Wagner Givens | Posted 07.05.2009 | World

Read More: College Students, Friedrich Van Hayek, Zhao Ziyang, Beijing-China, Inflation, Protest, Jobs, Economic Growth, China, China Economy, China Human Rights, Tiananmen Square, World News
John Wagner Givens

The fact that Tiananmen has yet to have a sequel can be explained largely by the economic success of the regime since 1989.

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Will the Chinese Economy Save the World?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Chinese Exports, Chinese Economy, Financial Crisis, U.S. China Relations, Timothy Geithner, China Economy, China, Business News
Sheldon Filger

A growing number of Chinese officials are on record as believing that the U.S. dollar will eventually lose its role as the world reserve currency.

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China-Brazil Economic Alliance May Be Exaggerated

Global Post | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: China Brazil Economy, China Brazil, Hu Jintao, Economy, Brazil, Foreign Affairs, G2, United States Economy, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, G-2, China Economy, China, Advocacy, World News

By Seth Kugel | GlobalPost SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Judging from the headlines, it has been a big month in Brazilian-Chinese relations. First China ju...

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Bad Vibes from the Stars

Dan Dorfman | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: US Economy, Merrill Lynch, Dow Jones, Global Economy, Economy, Economic Crisis, Astrology and Politics, Planetary-Alignment, Timothy Geithner, Ben Bernanke, David Walker, China Economy, Business News
Dan Dorfman

The L-shaped economy that we're in is one which won't get much better and will require an adjustment to lower economic growth and a lower standard of living.

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Geithner Headed To China For Economic Talks Next Month

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: China, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Timothy Geithner, Tim Geithner, Geithner, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Geithner China, Geithner China Trip, Timothy Geithner China, Timothy Geithner China Trip, Geithner China Talks, China Economy, Economy, Economic Crisis, U.S. Economy, Global Financial Crisis, Global Economic Crisis, World News

WASHINGTON — The administration says Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will travel to Beijing early next month for meetings with senior Chines...

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Defying the Economic Odds

Dilip Hiro | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Yuan, Chinese Yuan, Chinese Economy, Timothy Geithner, China Economy, China, World News
Dilip Hiro

Recognizing that its time has indeed come, Beijing has decided to play an active, interventionist role in the international financial arena.

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China Asserting Influence During Global Economic Crisis

MSNBC | Ariana Eunjung Cha | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: China Global Crisis, China and Recession, China Economy, China, World News

With Jamaica's currency in free fall, unemployment soaring and banks heavily exposed to government debt, the Caribbean island's diplomats went into cr...

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China Poised To Take On Role Of Global Trendsetter

nytimes.com | KEITH BRADSHER | Posted 05.21.2009 | World

Read More: China Cars, China Car Sales, China Trendsetter, China Environment, Global Business, Foreign Affairs, China, China Economy, World News

SHANGHAI -- After a century in which American tastes largely set the course of the global automotive market, China is poised to increasingly take on t...

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Warren Buffett's Chinese Electric Car Co.

Marc Gunther | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Wang Chuan-Fu, Li Lu, Warren Buffett, Byd, MidAmerican Holdings, Charlie Munger, Automakers, Cars, China Economy, Auto Industry, China, Business News
Marc Gunther

If you think the American auto industry is in trouble now, just wait until the Chinese learn how to make great cars.

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The U.S. and China: Three Win-Win Programs for Climate Change

Peggy Liu | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

Read More: China Pollution, Climate Change, Clean Energy, Green China, Green Energy, China, China Economy, U.S. China Economy, Shanghai-China, Beijing-China, World News
Peggy Liu

True collaboration takes place in the nuts-and-bolts of execution. It's time for the U.S. and China to collaborate in a meaningful way on investments critical to a healthy future.

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Obama Visit Strengthened Historic Partnership with Canada

Megan Harris | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights, Prime Minister Harper CNN, Intellectual Property, President Obama, Ottawa, Japanese Economy, Prime Minister Harper, Fareed Zakaria, China Economy, Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Prime Minister Harper Fox, Canada, World News
Megan Harris

During this period of global economic turbulence, it is astute for America to remind its friends how much they are valued and to refer to their shared history. It's a diplomatic retention strategy.

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Five Chinese Cities Begin Trial Trading In Yuan, Replacing Dollars

Xinhua | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Renminbi China, Chinese Renminbi, Yuan, Renminbi, Chinese Yuan, China Trade Yuan, China Yuan, Chinese Currency, China Trade, China Renminbi, China, China Economy, World News

China's State Council, or Cabinet, announced a pilot program to allow exporters and importers in five cities to settle cross-border trade deals in Ren...

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Evolving Laws but Stagnant Realities for Shanghai's Migrants

Alexander Davenport | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: Migrant Workers, Education, China Migrant Workers, China Economy, China Human Rights, China, World News, World News
Alexander Davenport

The story of one girl in China shows the struggle migrants face as they try to balance the demands of family, education, and their livelihoods.

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