January 28, 2006

Outsourcing

During his re—election campaign in 2004, President Bush was often put on the defensive by Democratic rivals over slow job growth and the complex issue of outsourcing.  Contrary to the claims made by his liberal rivals, outsourcing is not s...

January 14, 2006

China's Alan Greenspan, Mr. Zhou

In February, after 18 years as America's top banker, Dr. Allan Greenspan will step down as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. While many economic observers are very interested in the views of incoming Chairman Ben Bernanke, they often overlook another ...

December 23, 2005

Dual-use exports to China

As some members of Congress express concern over the growing Sino—US trade imbalance and are threatening more ill—conceived protectionist policies, President Bush has quietly authorized the export of certain sensitive equipment for a Chin...

November 29, 2005

China and the Hong Kong WTO Meetings

While many free trade advocates are rightfully concerned about the potential collapse of the Doha Round of trade negotiations at a WTO ministerial meeting to be held in Hong Kong next month amid thousands of anti—globalization protestors, they ...

October 13, 2005

High-tech job migration - reality or myth

With China's successful launch into orbit of its second manned spaceship, claims and worries that America is losing its edge in many high—tech industries will no doubt increase.  Democrats just love to hit the airwaves proclaiming the myth...

September 22, 2005

Battling Beijing over Fakes

When President Bush arrives in Beijing next month for a summit with Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, ongoing discussions over textile trade, currency revaluations, and North Korea's nuclear ambitions will be high on the agenda. ...

August 27, 2005

China's hidden weaknesses

In recent months the mainstream media has been overflowing with articles discussing the economic threat that China poses to the global economy in industries ranging from textiles to autos. In response to these anxieties and fears, many politicians on...

July 20, 2005

Overcoming a historical divide

With the sixtieth anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific coming in  a couple of weeks, diplomatic tensions between Japan and its Asian neighbors are bound to flare up again.  Under increasing pressure from voters to improve r...

May 8, 2005

China and America face off on trade and finance

Many Americans have a conflicting — and often contradictory — image of China. Replacing Japan as America's leading economic rival, China has moved from Mao Zedong's backward agricultural country, consisting mostly of poor farmers, into t...