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NYTimes: Mexico: The New China
One of the few well-reasoned articles about manufacturing leaving China. NYTimes: Mexico: The New China http://nyti.ms/Wo0qiu
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He was a shameless huckster. Now he’s dead. So what?
Must we pay tribute to this conman just because he was so successful? Need we be respectful to the memory of the guy who gave us “Moonies”?
C’mon.
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Gordon Chang gets it wrong again (updated post)
UPDATED: Gordon Chang’s latest Forbes article reads a bit like pornography for those frustrated China-watchers who are excited by bad China news, and who get off fantasizing about a China crash & burn. As with most China-fail enthusiasts, he downplays the financial and political resources available to the central government which might mitigate downturns in the economy. (A link to …
Gordon Chang gets it wrong again (updated post)
UPDATED: Gordon Chang’s latest Forbes article reads a bit like pornography for those frustrated China-watchers who are excited by bad China news, and who get off fantasizing about a China crash & burn. As with most China-fail enthusiasts, he downplays the financial and political resources available to the central government which might mitigate downturns in the economy. (A link to …
Gordon Chang invents a new genre of porn– “China Fail”
Gordon Chang’s latest Forbes article reads a bit like pornography for those frustrated China-watchers who are hot & bothered to see China fail, and fail spectacularly. As usual, he downplays the financial and political resources available to the central government which could be used to mitigate problems in the economy. (A link to the article …
Akin used the wrong words. It’s because he’s an idiot.
IT’S NOT JUST A MATTER OF A CRUEL AND IMPOLITIC STATEMENT. IT’S ALSO A MATTER OF STUPID, PSEUDO-SCIENTIFIC BELIEFS UNBECOMING A SENATOR. With so many people are commenting on Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment, what more can I say? While the criticism is well deserved (the guy sounds like a raging asshole) his detractors …
Impromptu canine water park in Shenzhen Bay
Took my usual weekend ride (mostly) along the Nanshan coast from Shekou through the Shenzhen Bay Park (深圳湾公园 — a work in progress) up to Mangrove Bay Park (红树林公园). I was surprised to find, not far from where the coastal path transects the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, this impromptu doggie water park. I sometimes can’t help …
Your Purchasing Manager is corrupt.
HERE’S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO ABOUT IT I’m often asked by foreign factory managers in China how I would handle the various difficult situations that might arise; fake resumes (fire the perpetrator), violence among the workers (fire anyone who throws a punch), sexual harassment (fire the guy who…), etc. But the one questions I get …
Sunday in the park
Taking a break on a nice bike path on Nanshan. Burned 600 Kcal this morning– shooting for 1000. Continue reading
CHINA MANUFACTURING has lost its focus. That’s a good thing.
Losing focus is generally seen as negative, and in the business world it almost always is. But this blog has been steadily losing it’s focus on China Manufacturing, and this is a good thing. While we used to be all about China Manufacturing, and then about China and/or Manufacturing, we are now about China and/or …
