Tina Tong

Tina Tong is a fourth year economics major at UC Berkeley who has a strong interest in China.

Microfinance in China

Posted by Tina Tong | Sep 18, 2009

Microfinance has always been a subject discussed in the context of India, Africa, or Southeast Asia, but few talk about it in the context of China. On the World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific on the Rise’s blog, an...

China’s FDI up 7%

Posted by Tina Tong | Sep 15, 2009

Despite the economic downturn, there has been an increase in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in China in August for the first time since October 2008. China has received a total of 7.5 billion USD worth of foreign investment in...

China and Taiwan Deepen Economic Ties

Posted by Tina Tong | Apr 27, 2009

China and Taiwan have deepened economic ties which helps improve cross-strait relations. From Joy C. Shaw of the Wall Street Journal: “The two sides also agreed in principle to allow investment from mainland China in Taiwan....