Ma Ying Jieu has won what has been a tough and closely watched election in Taiwan. Emphasizing close relations with the mainland, Ma celebrated the victory as a victory for the people of Taiwan. The DPP, with charismatic (and "native Taiwanese") Tsai, gave stoic (and "外省人") Ma a much bigger challenge this time (characterization by my deep-green family-in-laws), losing to Ma … [Read more...] about Ma Ying Jiu Wins Taiwan Election
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Zhang Monan (China Daily): “Towards new financial order”
Zhang Monan is economics researcher with China's State Information Center and frequently appears on China Daily with her "big picture" takes on the global financial system. She is worthwhile following if you wish to understand how China sees the jostling of control between the now currently dominant developed countries and the emerging developing countries for a fairer share … [Read more...] about Zhang Monan (China Daily): “Towards new financial order”
Happy New Year, Chen Shui-Bian?
As the Chinese New Year approaches, I think I should write some lighter posts. So here is something funny I stumbled across on WSJ's China Realtime Report: … [Read more...] about Happy New Year, Chen Shui-Bian?
Google – A New Approach to China
Google issued a press release on their blog just a few hours ago pertaining to their operation in China. It is big news and will take some time to digest. I don't want to comment, just get the story out. … [Read more...] about Google – A New Approach to China
(Letter from TonyP4) China auto after Detroit
China is finally coming after Detroit from this WJS article http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124761586630042303.html Random thoughts. * With the recent bad quality problems of Chinese products, China really cannot establish a name brand outside China - at least for a while. It is a good way to buy a brand name. * Cost too much to build dealerships in foreign countries … [Read more...] about (Letter from TonyP4) China auto after Detroit