Category Archives: China

World’s Fastest & Slowest Growing Economies

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Here’s our update of last November’s post of the world’s fastest and slowest growing economies ranked by 2013 GDP growth.  The growth estimates and nominal GDP data are from the April IMF World Economic Outlook database. We still note, the … Continue reading →

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China and the internet – The Economist

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Stunning,  564 billion people online! (click here if video is not observable)

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Stratfor: Mexico’s Reset with China

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Stratfor Latin America Analyst Elias Kraushaar discusses how increasing trade and investment opportunities between Mexico and China will affect the future of the two countries’ bilateral relationship. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click here if video is not observable)

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Statfor: The Strategic Importance of the Yangtze River

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

“The Yellow River is China’s Hudson or Delaware.  The Yangtze, by contrast, is China’s Mississippi.” As a preview of next week’s series on the Yangtze River, Stratfor East Asia analyst John Minnich discusses the crucial role the river plays in … Continue reading →

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China’s real estate bubble – 60 Minutes

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

“…A typical apartment in Shanghai cost about 45x the average resident’s annual salary.”  – Leslie Stahl In case you missed 60 Minutes tonight here is a very interesting piece on what drives and what plagues China.   This is a must … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: A ‘Powder Keg’ in Asia Between China and Japan?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

One of our Seven Swans A Simmering.  Keep it on your radar. Stratfor Vice President of East and South Asia Analysis Rodger Baker discusses the increasing strategic and economic tensions between China and Japan. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: Global Effects of China’s Real Estate Lending

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

You think housing is an important sector in the U.S.? Stratfor reports real estate accounts for 14% of China’s GDP and housing construction is the source of 48% of the country’s steel consumption. Stratfor East Asia analyst John Minnich examines … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: China’s Expanding Maritime Claims

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

This is really good stuff and what we see as the biggest swan risk of 2013 “China is using its presence to make a case in any future international mediation that possession is nine- tenths of the law and China … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: China’s Dynastic Cycle

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

Excellent video from Stratfor.  Huge return on the investment of three minutes of your time. Stratfor’s Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker discusses the historical cycle of China’s dynastic territorial expansion and contraction and explains how this pattern … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: Japan’s New Regional Diplomacy

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Stratfor’s Vice President of East Asia Analysis Rodger Baker reviews Japan’s new regional diplomacy in the context of China’s military assertiveness. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click here if video is not observable) 

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