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15 Jun 08 visit Transportation costs vs. yuan rate - which is more critical to China’s trade with US? One of my frequent reads in the econoblogosphere is Brad Sester’s Follow the Money.  In a recent post, Sester covered the topic of a June 13 Wall Street Journal article that posits transportation costs from China would affect trade with the US....
15 Jun 08 visit Dead cat signals more China stock market regulation? Two months ago I discussed in this post the effects of regulation on the stock markets in China.  My theory: After the precedent China’s regulators set in April by offering two investor-friendly policies timed to pump up the markets, ChinaR...
09 Jun 08 visit Will China telecom restructuring mute critics? A number of excellent blog postings, for example over at China Herald, have covered the nuts and bolts of China’s telecom restructuring announced in late May, but few have mentioned the ramifications the announcement is having on critic...
06 Jun 08 visit Starting a Business in China: Things foreigners need to know Many of our readers are interested in setting up a business in China. Whether that is part of a global firm’s strategy to enter the Chinese market or part of an entrepreneur’s ambitions, China presents great opportunities and great...
02 Jun 08 visit China’s Netizens ignite a new controversy: Insufficient earthquake donations In a recent post on China’s Human Flesh Search engine, I discussed how the behavior of Netizens in China can be harnessed for good and ill to solve social problems. Occasionally, the online forums in China become vitriolic (much as they do...

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