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Chinese Companies and Foreign Policy Headaches For Nations: Huawei Cries Foul, Says U.S. Barriers To Harm Ties Between Two Nations

A paper published by China‘s biggest telecommunications equipment maker said the company’s path into the United States had been blocked by unsubstantiated “allegations based on allegations” that threatened to harm ties between the world’s two biggest economies. The complaint published by Huawei Technologies Co – topped by a reference to McCarthy-era Red Scare witch-hunting – was […]

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China-DPRK trade needs new model

…the rapidly developing China-DPRK economic relations have certain problems that need to be solved. Pyongyang has a trade deficit with Beijing and does not have enough foreign exchange reserves. Besides, its economy is anemic and has entered a vicious circle. The imbalance in China-DPRK trade is not only an impediment to DPRK’s development, but also has […]

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How Politics and Perceptions Trump Economics (In Russia)

If you were to measure the recent economic performance of the world’s major countries — say, those that comprise the Group of 20 — you might be surprised to find Russia among the top performers by most common metrics. This outcome is a fact. For example, based on data compiled by The Economist, Russia’s real growth in gross domestic product in the first half of 2012 at 4.4 percent exceeded all […]

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FDI with Chinese characteristics

“GOING OUT” is the name China calls its strategy to increase outward foreign direct investment (ODI—ie, not the FDI coming in), first proposed in 1999 and implemented in earnest five years later. From 2004 to 2011, China’s ODI grew from $5.5 billion to over $65 billion a year, and it is expected to reach $150 billion by […]

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Moving in the Wrong Direction: The United States and the Global Competitiveness Report

The World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Report is the closest thing that exists to a Michelin Guide for national economies. And in a world where businesses looking to establish or expand are perfectly free to choose, say Germany over Canada or Vietnam over China, the report is a helpful cheat sheet. Read Here – http://www.cfr.org Read […]

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Mitt Romney Doesn’t Scare Billionaires in China: Bloomberg’s William Pesek

China tends to like Republicans in the White House because it’s clear what they want: free trade, low taxes and strong national security. Democrats are more capricious and delve into messy issues like human rights and the environment. In the case of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, though, you would be forgiven for thinking officials in Beijing […]

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The Myanmar Economy: Tough Choices

In its first 63 years as an independent nation, Myanmar (Burma) went from being Southeast Asia’s brightest hope (in 1948) to its biggest embarrassment, through three distinct periods of uninspired or misguided governance, says Lex Reiffel. Read Here – Brookings  

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