Economics

China: the Marriage with Foreign Multinationals is in Crisis

Like all marriages of interest, the union between China and multinational corporations couldn’t last forever.  Reciprocal conveniences…

Order reigns in Beijing. So far. – Part IV

Today, for the first time in 35 years, the deep cracks are visible.  With unpublished candor, the…

China's Emerging West

I. BACKGROUND – In my third book released at the beginning of 2011, I predicted that…

Credit Rating Agencies: Culprits or Scapegoats? On Competition in the Industry

Throughout history, no single professional financial-market participant has been blamed with such concentrated intensity and pervasiveness as…

China: the pharmaceutical industry, light and dark in a key sector

It’s not only the power of statistics to drive the pharmaceutical industry toward China.  The most populous…

The Chinese citizen Beijing fears

It’s a mistake to call it a “desire for democracy.”  But the demands and protests hailing from…

A slogan for the elections in Cambodia is reminiscent of Obama

Elections will be held tomorrow in the troubled Southeast Asian country.  The Cambodian People’s Party has its…

Whom Are We Going With?

By 30 November Australia will have a new parliament. Before then, however, her citizens will have to…

China-USA: Investment Negotiations have a Long Way to Go

Depending on the point of view, the economic crisis either provokes depression or inspires brilliance.  In the…

Order reigns in Beijing. So far. – Part III

Under the direction of Deng Xiao Ping since 1978, China underwent a formidable period of growth and development, which…