The Beijing Olympics & US Multinationals
My analysis of the role political strife could play on US multinationals in China during the 2008 Beijing Olympics has been published at Asia Times here.James Mann - The China Fantasy
New York Times best-selling author, James Mann, who gave us what I would argue is the best contextual history of Bush's war cabinet in The Rise of the Vulcans, has written a profound, if troubling new book The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression. Mr. Mann was kind enough to grant me an interview for the release of his new book, which can be read at Asia Times here. My full review of his book has also been published at Asia Times and can be read here.China’s Internal Challenges
Not all, and perhaps not even most, of China's future challenges lie without; many are within its own borders. Questions of civil unrest manifest themselves occasionally in labor riots and clashes between peasants and rural farmers. This is largely overlooked in the US since it is believed these are necessary vestiges of China's dance with modernization; however, understanding these concerns is necessary if we are to not be surprised at changes to China's political systems or its outward stance due to inward political pressures. The IHT recently published an Op-Ed by Minxin Pei, Carnegie China Program Director, which touched on these difficulties: Social disharmony, in most cases, is the symptom of an unresponsive and unaccountable political system. So ...US-China Military Policies and Agendas
Back in Washington this week to attend the Carnegie Endowment's debate series on "Reframing China Policy: The Implications of China's Military Modernization." My analysis of the debate, and the more general questions US policy makers are wrestling with can be read at Asia Times here.Analysis of first USSC Meeting from 2007
My analysis of last Thursday & February's Congressional USSC meeting has been published at Asia Times. You can read my analysis of the meeting and the expert testimony here.Book Review - In China’s Shadow
Books on China tend to be fairly mono-chromatic and one-dimensional; occasionally a truly original work comes to light which has something important to say about US-Sino relations. Reed Hundt's very important and quite insightful book, In China's Shadow: the Crisis of American Entrepreneurship is one such book. My review of his book can be read at Asia Times here.Book Review: US National Security and Foreign Direct Investment
For too long, the business community has seen China either as a source for low-cost exports or the most lucrative un-developed domestic economy the world has to offer. While neither is wrong, to be successful China’s business will have to mature, and in the act of maturing challenge many US firms on ground once thought impenetrable. This book is just one part of the more complex set of questions which are evolving and must be understood regarding how China’s regional champions are re-vamping their strategies and looking for more mature mechanisms for accessing North American markets. To the extent a discussion over Chinese FDI into the US serves the purposes of stimulating such a discussion, this book ...Asia Pictures - November & December 2006
Some selected pictures from my trip to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macao, Singapore and Shanghai this past November & December of 2006.China’s Auto Makers Hunt for US Key
A follow-up article analyzing the presence of Chinese autos at last week's Detroit Auto Show was my most recent publication at Asia Times and can be read here.Marketing to North American Corporate Buyers & Retail Executives
The presentation slides from my 2006 speech at the Hong Kong SME exhibition below. Check out the Slideshare utility - it's an awesome on-line resource for those looking to share PowerPoint slides. « Previous Entries Next Entries »About MysteriousFaith
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