Archive for January, 2009
There Are Many Ways China Can Hit 8% Growth – Part 1
Thursday, January 15, 2009 20:35 3 CommentsLast Monday I was invited back onto CNBC to discuss the current economic atmosphere, and China’s prospects for 2009. It was another large topic to cover in 6 minutes, and as always, I felt like I left a few things untied at the end and wanted to take a minute to further explain some of [...]
Tianjin Investment News: January 15, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009 18:35 No CommentsGUIDEBOOK FOR EXPATS IN TEDA COMING TO TOWN Recently, Living in TEDA— A Guidebook for Expats was officially released as one of TEDA’s twelve deeds to further improve local investment environment in 2008. This book was edited by the TEDA Foreign Affairs Bureau to provide a more complete information package so that foreign citizens can [...]
An Overview of the Chinese Legal System and Structure
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 20:59 2 CommentsFor those of you looking for a visual overview of China’s legal system and structure, I recommend taking the 7 minutes to watch this view from Westlaw’s CEO Stephen Yao.
Obama Team Considers Encouraging Buying “American”. What Does That Mean?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 4:59 6 CommentsIn the recent Bloomberg article Obama Says U.S. Must Act Swiftly to Address Economy, the following passage jumped out at me: Obama’s advisers are considering including a “buy American” provision in the economic-stimulus legislation that the incoming administration has made its first priority. “We are reviewing the buy American proposal and we are committed to [...]
China Economic Prospect 2009 – Peking Professor Perspective
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 22:56 No CommentsWhile reading up more on the issues, I came across a 20 minute Youtube series from CCTV where Zou Ye interviews Peking University Professor Huode Ming. Where I enjoyed this interview is simply that the the Professor’s comments are not full of doom and gloom, a common theme right now. He rightfully highlights a number [...]



