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China brands US ‘protectionist’
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Is China the Next Enron?
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Sounds like much of Chinese growth is manufactured, and not in the good sense. Another interesting report is here : First, they point to the enormous Chinese economic stimulus effort — with the government spending $900 billion to prop up a $4.3 trillion economy. “Yet China’s economy, for all ... (more) Is China the Next Enron?
A Real Estate Crash in China -- Literally
A Real Estate Crash in China -- Literally
directorblue.blogspot.com — Mish, writing at his phenomenally successful Global Economic Analysis site, has the true tale of a real estate crash in China. A real crash, that is.Here are some images Bill Hopen, my sculptor friend sent me regarding a real estate crash in China... Yes, It's a 12 story building lying flat on ... (more) A Real Estate Crash in China -- Literally
Is China headed toward collapse?
dyn.politico.com — The conventional wisdom in Washington and in most of the rest of the world is that the roaring Chinese economy is going to pull the global economy out of recession and back into growth. It s China s turn, the theory goes, as American consumers who ... (more) Is China headed toward collapse?
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11/6 News: America
Booker Rising — ... China on Friday accused the U.S. of protectionist and biased trade policies less than a week before President Obama’s first visit to Beijing. In a stinging rebuke, China’s commerce ministry promised to take measures to protect its domestic industry after the U.S. slapped anti-dumping duties on $2.6 billion of Chinese steel pipe imports (hat tip: ...

“SMART DIPLOMACY:” “China on Friday accused the US of protectionist and biased trade policies less …
Instapundit — ... “SMART DIPLOMACY:” “China on Friday accused the US of protectionist and biased trade policies less than a week before president Barack Obama’s first visit to Beijing. n a stinging rebuke to Washington, China’s commerce ministry promised to take measures to protect its domestic industry after the US slapped anti-dumping duties on $2.6bn of Chinese steel pipe imports. The duties are part of a growing roster of trade conflicts between the two countries, despite a high-level meeting last week in China aimed at reducing tensions.” ...

Obama may make decision to send 34K more troops to Af-Pak soon
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... troops. The officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss internal administration planning, cautioned that Obama’s decision isn’t final, and won’t be until after administration officials discuss it with the NATO allies at a Nov. 23 meeting of the alliance’s North Atlantic Council and its Military Committee. Obama is touring Asia for economic and security reasons.  He leaves Wednesday, but he’s already off to a bad start, as China has begun retaliating against Obama for his “protectionist” policies: China on Friday ...

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