Meat and Telecoms
The Rise of China and Meat Prices Back when I was in California growing up, my parents would occasionally take us out to eat at western restaurants or fast food places. I was generally able to finish...
View ArticleGreater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
A sense of community elusive in East Asia The article above is pretty interesting in it’s criticism of Asian countries for failing to put aside the past and move forward as a community like what Europe...
View ArticleThe Primitive America
Yeah, so I know that this is supposed to be a China blog, but since I’m not in China no more, I’m gonna have to turn this into a whatever blog until I return to the motherland. It’s been almost a month...
View ArticlePolitics and Economics
So a lot of people have been saying that the economic crisis has helped Obama while foreign policy is McCain’s strength. For me personally, it’s kind of the opposite. First let me say that I have...
View ArticlePolitical Economy
First I lost faith in Marx. Now I’m losing faith in Keynes. Marshall, Humes, Mill, Smith and all them classical folk that I used to dislike are turning me towards the dark side. I had no idea those...
View ArticleRe-Starting the China Blog
I’ve been off-topic since the Olympics ended, so I guess it’s time to bring China back into this blog. But what should I write about? There’s just so much! The Financial Crisis and China’s Bailout Plan...
View ArticleChina and the Global Economic Crisis
Crisis has hit China’s economy People say that China needs to have GDP growth of over 6% a year to ensure enough job creation to prevent social and political unrest. I mean the high economic growth in...
View ArticleIf China had $900bn to blow… #1
…well, a lot of good can be done in preserving the CCP’s hold on power (as well as making the lives of its people better). I mean they’re using around $500bn right now, but where would we get the most...
View ArticleCountering the Paradox of Thrift
So I was listening to NPR as usual and they were interviewing this guy, I think he was some kind of Democrat politician, who was talking about the bailout plan. He said that government spending is more...
View ArticleMr. Hu’s Claims
Sure, this is late, but I read a couple of articles on the Economist that seemed interesting: Hu’s counting – Hu claims that China saved Americans money. Hu’s counting II – Hu claims that China created...
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