Paulina Hartono

Paulina Hartono is a graduate of UC Berkeley.

Reconsidering Revaluation – David D. Hale and Lyric Hughes Hale

From The Foreign Affairs: Summary: Politicians in Washington are clamoring for currency revaluation in China to reverse China’s trade surplus with the United States. But the trade imbalance is not the threat they make it out to be, and a stronger yuan is not the solution. Everybody should focus instead on properly integrating China into […]

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Global Warming to Exacerbate China’s Water Crisis – Crystal Davis

From EarthTrends: China’s water problems, which include chronic drought and ubiquitous pollution, could reach crisis proportions in coming decades. Experts have predicted that in 2030, when the Chinese population grows to 1.6 billion people, domestic water consumption will reach 100 percent of water availability. Although a large population and breakneck economic growth are at the […]

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Regulators Seek ‘One-Off’ Yuan Appreciation – Al Guo

From South China Morning Post, via Elite Chinese Politics and Political Economy blog: Mainland monetary regulators have reportedly asked the State Council for a “one-off” appreciation of the yuan, a move that could signal a tough new policy to reduce rising global trade tensions and fight excessive liquidity. The plan, reported in a state-owned newspaper […]

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