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The decoupling debate

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Sexy Beijing: The Beijing Caucus

The Chinese Way

Crazy English


Chinese practice cheering in front of the world

Fighting fire the Chinese way

Another Threat Made in China?

The Chinese government is disputing a report labeling it the world's most aggressive offender in probing for holes in other nations' Internet security and encouraging a looming global cyber showdown.

The report, issued Thursday by security software vendor McAfee Inc., said government-affiliated hackers in China are at the forefront of a brewing ''cyber Cold War'' still in its infancy.

Within two decades, according to McAfee, the scuffle could erupt into a worldwide conflict involving hundreds of countries attacking one another's online networks with sophisticated software.

-China disputes report calling it a key cyber warfare instigator

Things I wish were Made in China

Why is it so difficult to find good quality cotton swabs in US?
All I buy have one feature in common- 'Made in USA'.

Is it because of the cotton subsidies?

Assorted China

Communist China loves capitalist game

China to export Russian jet engines to Pakistan (may be to be paid with US aid money?)

US soybeans soar as China encourages more imports

No cracks as China's expansion rumbles on

China IP Piracy Ain't All That

China: All I Am Saying Is Give Perspective A Chance

Beijing's Bars Offer China Business Lesson. Sometimes A Martini . .

The best $39.99 I have spent in China

Missing the barefoot doctors

China Blasts US Security Report

Are foreigners dissing China by noticing the smog?

Why don’t Chinese women use tampons?;

Pursuant to my recent post about why Chinese women don’t use tampons, I forgot to share a compelling piece of gossip. I recently had a friend from the US in town for a movie shoot (a huge, major studio movie that has parts of it being shot in China.) She told me that of all the supplies that their on-set medic brought to China, it was the tampons that somehow disappeared en route. She wasn’t sure if the tampons were in the shipment that he shipped ahead of time into China, or if they were part of his luggage, but either way, they, for reasons unknown, were apparently confiscated by customs.

Made in China with Poison?

China Confirms Poison Was on Toy Beads

How the Chinese Celebrate Days

National Fire-Fighting Day

A Shocking Story

Chinese chemical companies selling uncertified drug ingredients were present at the world's largest trade show for such products

In Milan, The Times identified at least 82 Chinese chemical companies that said they made and exported pharmaceutical ingredients — yet not one was certified by the State Food and Drug Administration in China, records show. Nonetheless, the companies were negotiating deals at the pharmaceutical show, where suppliers wooed customers with live music, wine and vibrating chairs.

One of them was the Wuxi Hexia Chemical Company. When The Times showed Yan Jiangying, a top Chinese drug regulator, a list of 186 products being advertised by the company, including active pharmaceutical ingredients and finished drugs, Ms. Yan said, “This is definitely against the law.”

EconTalk in Video- Russell Roberts speaks on Robert Frost and the Chinese Economy

Watch Russel Roberts sing and lecture- a great talk- a must watch.

Russell Roberts speaks on Robert Frost and the Chinese Economy: Is Chinese Growth Good for the United States?

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Can You Live Without China?

Amazon has an interview with the author

What Are We to Make of Junky Chinese Imports?

Rayovac Reading Light

Read books in bed without disturbing your partner (cost USD 9.99, patent pending)

What if China didn't make the following- how much would it have cost?