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China Flexes Its Muscles on Wall Street Redux

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While China and the United States are increasingly deepening their economic, trade and financial interdependence, Beijing’s experiment on the global stage is being closely monitored by Washington for its national security implications. Such is the case concerning China’s newly established sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) under... MORE

China Means Business in Iraq

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After a few years of practical exclusion dictated by the United States, China is about to resume its economic and perhaps military presence in Iraq. It was reported in mid-October that Baghdad has awarded the Shanghai Heavy Industry Corporation a $940 million contract to build... MORE

China Means Business in Iraq

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After a few years of practical exclusion dictated by the United States, China is about to resume its economic and perhaps military presence in Iraq. It was reported in mid-October that Baghdad has awarded the Shanghai Heavy Industry Corporation a $940 million contract to build... MORE

China Flexes Its Muscles on Wall Street

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First, it was the massive accumulation of China’s foreign reserves in Beijing's wallet, the largest in the world, with $1.4 trillion. A major portion of that money has flowed into the U.S. Treasury bonds, subsidizing much of the Bush administration’s deficit-driven economy. Then, there was... MORE

China Flexes Its Muscles on Wall Street

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First, it was the massive accumulation of China’s foreign reserves in Beijing's wallet, the largest in the world, with $1.4 trillion. A major portion of that money has flowed into the U.S. Treasury bonds, subsidizing much of the Bush administration’s deficit-driven economy. Then, there was... MORE

Editor’s Note

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The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP) concluded in Beijing with thunderous applause echoing from the Great Hall of the People. With the next National Congress slated for 2012, the 17th National Congress unveiled President Hu's cast of star "Princelings," ordaining... MORE

Editor’s Note

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The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CCP) concluded in Beijing with thunderous applause echoing from the Great Hall of the People. With the next National Congress slated for 2012, the 17th National Congress unveiled President Hu's cast of star "Princelings," ordaining... MORE

17th Chinese Communist Party Congress: Policy Implications on Taiwan

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As expected, no major “policy” surprise came from the 17th Chinese Communist Party Congress, particularly towards Taiwan. President Hu Jintao’s political report on Taiwan from now until 2012 will be more of the same. The Anti-Secession Law (fan fenlie guojia fa) provided the legal foundation,... MORE