Part two of a two-part series. Theft of intellectual property. While its COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, China has otherwise made great technological progress. But it has achieved that status by…
Is it Worth Doing Business With China? Part One.
Part one of a two-part series. American businesses have profited from China. They benefit from access to the world’s largest market and they’re able to import goods at a lower…
Other Pandemic Positives
Part two of a two-part series. For anyone tracking the growing number of COVID-19 cases, both in the U.S. and worldwide, it’s easy to focus on the negatives, but there…
Why Isn’t Anyone Divesting or Boycotting China?
Part two of a two-part series. It doesn’t take much to have progressives boycott your company, or to have universities and others divest your stocks. A boycott of Goya foods…
China’s Story is Unbelievable
Part one of a two-part series. In China, the country that brought the world COVID-19, the stock market has been soaring. In August, the China Shanghai Composite Stock Market Index…
China’s Response: Blame the U.S.
Part two of a three-part series. While the U.S. government and private sector have both been working hard to battle the coronavirus, the Chinese government has been working hard to…
Can China Be Trusted?
China historically was an innovative country, bringing the world gunpowder, papermaking, printing and the compass. Current President Xi Jinping is seeking to Make China Great Again. Its technological abilities are…
China vs. U.S.A.
We’ve been observing the ebb and flow of trade negotiations between China and the United States with anxiety, hope and curiosity. The “trade war” — fought as mental combat, not…
In China, 6.4% Growth Is Bad News
Growth is relative. In the U.S., we thought it was good news when the economy started growing again at a rate of 3+%. During the Obama Administration, when the economy…
Free Trade Doesn’t Exist – Especially With China
What’s free about trade? To put the free in free trade, the United States and its trading partners would have to eliminate special treatment for all products. Yet even in…