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Europe is beginning to feel threatened by China’s growing dominance in the high-tech sector, according to a new report by the European Union: “The annual ‘competitiveness report’ by the European Union’s executive commission warns that China is ‘turning itself into a low-cost competitor in high-skill industries’. The lesson for companies in the West is that […]
Read MoreESWN has posted a translation of a lengthy special report in Mingpao Weekly about the Investigation into China’s Peasantry (中国农民调查） libel case, which includes significant information about the two authors and their reporting of the book, which won them the prestigious Lettres Ulysses award. The full post is here.
Read MoreWilly Lam writes that China’s recent diplomatic foray into Latin America is presenting a challenge to the US in its own backyard. During his recent trip to the region, President Hu pledged to invest $100 billion in Latin American countries over the next ten years, up from $1.04 billion invested by Chinese state-owned enterprises last […]
Read MoreAnother article, from Reuters, about China’s search for natural resources in Africa: “Crumbling sport stadiums still stand in many African capitals, the enduring symbols of China’s Cold War courtship of the world’s poorest continent during the 1960s and 1970s. That was before the communist giant embraced capitalism and transformed itself into probably the world’s fastest […]
Read MoreThe U.S.-China Economic & Security Review Commission held a conference recently which discussed “the devastation Chinese competitors are inflicting on U.S. industries, from kitchenware and car tires to electronic circuit boards,” according to a report in Business Week. The full transcript from the hearings is available on the USCC website. In summing up the hearings, […]
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