Under U.S. pressure, the Japanese government revalued the Japanese Yen 200% from end of 1985 through early 1988 to address the trade deficit U.S. had with Japan. Did it make any difference for the U.S.? What happened to the Japanese economy as a result of that revaluation? Professor Jiang Ruiping, Chairman of the Department of International Economics, at the Beijing-based … [Read more...] about Professor Jiang Ruiping:”Revaluation of Japanese Yen, a historical lesson to draw: analysis”
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What Exactly is the Developing World – a talk by Prof. Hans Rosling from Sweden
Sometimes - it is good for the mind and soul to take some time off, take a step back and just think about the world in broad strokes - without too much political takes or ideological traps. I hope you enjoy this little 20 minute talk from Prof. Hans Rosling as much as I did last year... … [Read more...] about What Exactly is the Developing World – a talk by Prof. Hans Rosling from Sweden
Western human rights activism, where is the real humanity?
Each year, the U.S. Department of State publishes the annual "The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices" to U.S. Congress, and Western human rights activists and media use it to condemn governments around the world. In response, China has started in the last few years publishing her own annual reports on the U.S. human rights violations. The most recent was carried on … [Read more...] about Western human rights activism, where is the real humanity?
What does “Internet Censorship” Mean?
As Google prepares potentially for a highly politicized exist of China, we'll hear a lot more accusations on how closed China's Internet is. The presumption of Google's move would be that China's Internet is closed while the rest of the world (in which Google still does business) is open. Of course, anyone who has even remote experience with China's internet (and Chinese … [Read more...] about What does “Internet Censorship” Mean?
Google Leaving China?
According to Google's CEO Schmidt, Google's "negotiation" with the Chinese government over Internet censorship regulations will end "soon." There are speculations in the tech-sphere that it looks like Google will have to leave China. According to ZDNet's Tom Forenski, for example: Champagne corks are undoubtedly popping in Redmond on reports that Google is planning to close … [Read more...] about Google Leaving China?