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If The US Wants to Reshore Manufacturing Jobs, It May Want to Start Acting Like it. (Feb 6)
Research anything related to China and US jobs, and you are bound to come across some heated posts about China… and some celebrities punting “MAde in America”.. i.e. buy American brands, but not necessarily American manufacturing (i.e jobs) One of the more entertaining articles I  came across called  47 Signs That China Is Absolutely Destroying [...]


Why Fluency of Chinese Matters. (Feb 3)
I have been here 10 years and my Chinese is probably 75-80%, but even at that level, one of the things that I have come to accept about my last 10 years in China is that I could have accomplished much more (during my time in china) had I been fluent in the Chinese language. [...]


Reshoring Jobs From China. Possible or Pipedream? (Jan 31)
Watching last week’s SOTU, and thinking generally about the jobs situation in the U.S., it is hard not to be entranced by the President’s call for reshoring jobs. And it is not hard to know where he is looking to steal those jobs from. China Some, like Josh Noble at FT, believe that Obama’s call [...]


Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-30 (Jan 30)
Moral/ legal failures of #Apple #supplychain will become problem for other foreign firms in #china http://t.co/pfpNa1L5 #government #action # Is #Apple About to Bottom Out in China? http://t.co/vE31VFem #CSR #foxconn $AAPL # Because some lines should be maintained #TwitterBlackout # [#investors pay attention!] China's Top Auditor Warns of Fiscal, Financial Risks http://t.co/Da4ZGkhj #economics #transparancy # [...]


Luxury in China. Not Worth Traveling For? (Jan 30)
One of the most spoken of markets in China is that of luxury. China is the #1 buyer all things luxury right now, and every day I pass by Shanghai’s Lambo store, and see two new colors in the window, confirms that. LV has three flagship stores in Shanghai.. as does Apple.. as does Ferrari. [...]