All Roads Lead to China:

One of the most common statements I hear from visitors to Shanghai is that “China is able to move so fast” or in something along the lines of “When the government wants to, it has a power to do so that other governments do not… and that is why China is getting things done” When [...]

Even as a number of websites are wetting themselves over Apple’s recent store opening in Shanghai, discussions of China’s economic strength have begun to take place. Largely catalyzed by the recent data showing exports had decline (and imports had increased) and HSBC’s Flash PMI report showing China’s manufacturing sector had retracted again, analysts are looking [...]

With the 2012 elections now in full motion, and candidates needing to show they are doing something “for the country”, it looks like China has once again find itself in the cross hairs. At a time when Congress is deeply unpopular with the American public, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has embraced a get-tough-with-Beijing stance [...]

Without a doubt, China’s economic power has become a tool to be leveraged globally. There is hardly a country that is not talking about China as a “partner”, that it can provide a much needed economic lifeline, or that when Beijing needs a resource, it will be happy to build a few roads, schools, and [...]