Archive for August, 2011

Moving China From Plagarism to Innovation

Monday, August 22, 2011 7:42 2 Comments

From DVDs to Apple stores, China is no stranger to accusations of copying things, and in her recent series on innovation in China Louisa Lim has written a series of articles that do a great job to build a story that China a LOT of potential to achieve greatness. Potential that is being undermined by [...]

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Sometimes it’s ok to walk off the court in China.

Thursday, August 18, 2011 20:41 1 Comment

Watching the recent footage of the recent fight that broke out during an exhibition game between the Georgetown Hoyas and Bayi Rockets, I am reminded of the fact that sometimes it is okay to walk off the court and to not look back… and while it may be a stretch to draw a “doing business [...]

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Who is China Flexing it Muscles For?

Saturday, August 6, 2011 13:26 3 Comments

When I asked last week about what the exposure of a debt downgrade would be, I was initially thinking in commercial terms. Turns out, china has decided to use the downgrade as an opportunity to stand in front of the mirror and flex some muscles. It started (officially) with Dagong’s downgrade of us debt a [...]

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