Archive for January, 2008
Fasten Your Seatbelts: China Pledges To Build Ninety-Seven New Airports
Sunday, January 27th, 2008While the investigation of the Boeing 777 crash carries on, China has announced a progressive plan to build 97 new airports in just twelve years. So many airports! I am sure they would require quite a number of new aircraft. That would be great for Boeing…unless of course the aircraft manufacturing suggests that China had […]
Israel To Produce Electric Cars
Monday, January 21st, 2008On Dec 27, TheChinaGame.com reported on a deal between Israel and China, and there was some speculation that the deal had to do with efforts in Israel to promote the widespread use of electric cars. Looks like we were correct.
The New York Times and others are reporting a major deal involving Renault and Nissan. No […]
Jet Fuel: The Next Quality Problem To Come Out Of China?
Saturday, January 19th, 2008A Boeing jet crash landed in London last week, and officials are trying to determine what went wrong. Turns out that flight BA038 originated in China, and one very likely possibility according to investigators is that the fuel was contaminated.
Trump Building Collapses in NY: Could China Be To Blame?
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Last year, I wrote an article describing fading quality in China, and one of the examples I used involved concrete shoring systems. Here’s the related excerpt:
“One of the most disturbing examples I have encountered while working in China involved the manufacture and importation of aluminum systems used to construct high-rise commercial […]
Unbelievable: Toy Exports Out Of China Up 20% In 2007!!
Sunday, January 6th, 2008Toy exports out of China were up last year - big time. The country exported US$7bn in the first ten months, which represents a 20% increase over the same period in 2006! Not only were exports up by that much, but the growth rate for the period was 14% higher, as well. It seems that […]
The Road East Runs Through The West: Ikenberry on ‘The Rise of China’ in Foreign Affairs (Jan/Feb 2008)
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008If you have never picked up a copy of Foreign Affairs before and are a China watcher, I strongly urge you to get a copy of the current edition (Jan/Feb 2008), which includes an excellent article by G. John Ikenberry. I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take an international relations course […]