Articles for tag: China, China Economy, China's Economy, One Child Policy

Is the Chinese Economy Communist?

The economic rise of China has focused increased foreign attention on the nature of China’s economy as well as the guiding ideology of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. China observers and critics often use the phrases “Red China,” “Communist China,” or “the Communist Chinese” to refer generally to various aspects of China, including its people, ...

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George Friedman, the Futurist

George Friedman, the Futurist “There’s a kind of sense of unreality that we’re looking at here. Nobody’s really talking about how we’re going to manage a world that looks at the United States and is jealous and bitter. The issue we’re missing is that we are reading our own prosperity as a global phenomenon, and ...

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The History of the Chinese Government

China has a great tradition going back 4000 years and an empire lasting 2000 years. The dynasties were in power and they were one of the most powerful and advanced civilisations in the world. But Europeans had gained influence at the start of the twentieth century by using force and this meant the Chinese empire ...

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Frontline Documentary Tank Man: Tian’anmen Square Revisited

On Tuesday, April 11, 2006 while millions were tuned-in to ABC’s The Ten Commandments or FOX’s American Idol, I took a break from my traditional Tuesday night date with American Idol to tune-in to PBS’s Frontline documentary: Tank Man written, produced and directed by Anthony Thomas. I certainly was not disappointed. The special was one ...

Is CIT Too Big Too Fail for China?

The CIT Group is estimated to have approximately $75 billion in assets and after 8 straight quarters of losses needs an additional $6 billion to continue. At $75 billion, that’s about 150 % more than Bernie Madoff was alleged to have stolen from clients in his ponzi scheme. The problem with a ponzi scheme is ...