China Currents 2009 Issue Volume 8 Number 2
Throughout 2007 and 2008, I served as Counsel for Asia for a US public company. During that period, we negotiated contracts with both private and government joint venture partners, as well as established our own operations and subsidiaries in China.…
Last year's Beijing Olympic Games witnessed a breathtaking makeover of the city's environment. Beijing's sky became blue almost overnight. Anyone who had visited the Chinese capital just a few months before would be amazed to find that the thick smog…
China saves, the U.S. consumes-or so the headlines say. Many analysts (including this author) have written about China’s high savings rates and therefore low consumption, which reinforces China’s dependence on exports for its growth.
The recent thaw in relations between mainland China and Taiwan shows encouraging signs of producing results. Efforts by China's President Hu Jintao to reach out across the Strait, Taiwan's presidential election last year of Ma Ying-jiou and increasing economic ties…
Views in China about America's new president range from the superficial ("He's so handsome!") to the thoughtful ("He's extremely smart but we worry that his policies may not help China"). While there is no unanimity in the reasons Chinese give…