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China’s Currency Manipulation- Excuse or Trade Disrupter

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China condemned the U.S. on Wednesday October 12, 2011 after the Senate passed the "Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act," with a 63-35 majority that threatens to punish China for allegedly undervaluing its currency with retaliatory tariffs on imports from China. Although the legislation refers to countries, it is clearly designed...

First Impressions: Football and The Wall

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The weather in Beijing has plummeted to this weeks 14 Degrees. Many Chinese people have told me that with a snap of a finger the weather changes, and that is exactly what happened, one day was hot then the next day you are left shivering in your short sleeve shirt....

First Impressions: A long way from Galway; 5232.46 miles to be exact

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Well I have now being in China a full week and what a week it has been! I come from Ireland, a small island adrift on the edge of Western Europe. We are 4 million people strong and our tallest building is approximately 15 floors high, everyone speaks English and...

Should China Come to the Rescue of Europe’s Economic Woes?

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China has proven itself to be among the shrewdest in the world as it becomes increasingly well positioned. As events in recent years have shown, established themselves on increasingly powerful economic footing compared to the rest of the world. This is thanks to certain actions that the national government has...

How to Deal with the Challenges of Sourcing in China

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"The purpose of Alibaba's existence is not to defeat others, but to make the business worldwide more and more transparent and fair, we hope there is no corruption in commercial circles." "我们并不想战胜谁,打败谁,我们希望世界上的生意越来越透明公正,商界没有腐败." -Jack Ma-CEO of Alibaba Corporation Under the leadership of the ambitious CEO, Jack Ma, Alibaba created a miracle...

First Impressions: A Chinese Road Trip

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Arriving for the first time in China during a seven day long national holiday is definitely a treat. When moving to a new and unknown place, several thousand kilometers from home, one must leave all that is familiar and known behind. Before arriving in Beijing I had no idea what...

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