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Fri November 07 2008
Out with the Old… Download this podcast Download audio file (20081107_out_with_the_old.mp3) Well, the elections in the U.S. just came to a hist...
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Out with the Old… Download this podcast Download audio file (20081107_out_with_the_old.mp3) Well, the elections in the U.S. just came to a historic conclusion, and amidst those rejoicing and
those preaching gloom and doom, there is a general agreement that the United States has done something “new.” What was once thought absolutely inconceivable just two generations ago is a
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Out with the Old… Download this podcast Download audio file (20081107_out_with_the_old.mp3) Well, the elections in the U.S. just came to a historic conclusion, and amidst those rejoicing and
those preaching gloom and doom, there is a general agreement that the United States has done something “new.” What was once thought absolutely inconceivable just two generations ago is a
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Wed October 29 2008
Signs: Observing the pre-consolidation stage in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20081029_signs.mp3) Quick quiz — what’s t...
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Signs: Observing the pre-consolidation stage in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20081029_signs.mp3) Quick quiz — what’s the most difficult job these days? Besides the one
the new president of the United States will take on, I would vote for “business journalist.” It’s tough enough these days reporting on what just happened in the global business
arena...
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Signs: Observing the pre-consolidation stage in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20081029_signs.mp3) Quick quiz — what’s the most difficult job these days? Besides the one
the new president of the United States will take on, I would vote for “business journalist.” It’s tough enough these days reporting on what just happened in the global business
arena. [...]
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Tue October 21 2008
Download this podcast Download audio file (20081021_why_china_matters.mp3) Why China Matters These are tough times. Really tough. We have avoided goin...
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Download this podcast Download audio file (20081021_why_china_matters.mp3) Why China Matters These are tough times. Really tough. We have avoided going from talking about the possibility of the
“R” word –- recession -– right to the “D” word –- depression. The news cycle has been a bit schizophrenic lately, too, and understandably so. Bouncing
between the m...
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Download this podcast Download audio file (20081021_why_china_matters.mp3) Why China Matters These are tough times. Really tough. We have avoided going from talking about the possibility of the
“R” word –- recession -– right to the “D” word –- depression. The news cycle has been a bit schizophrenic lately, too, and understandably so. Bouncing
between the macro-economic crisis in [...]
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Mon September 22 2008
Buying nothingness at the Xiangyang Market Download this podcast Download audio file (20080922_buying_nothingness.mp3) The following is a complete tra...
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Buying nothingness at the Xiangyang Market Download this podcast Download audio file (20080922_buying_nothingness.mp3) The following is a complete transcript of today’s podcast: For those of
you familiar with the recent history of Shanghai, you will remember the Xiangyang market. Plunked right in the middle of downtown Shanghai, it was both a beacon to tourists and a bane to local [...]
Buying nothingness at the Xiangyang Market Download this podcast Download audio file (20080922_buying_nothingness.mp3) The following is a complete transcript of today’s podcast: For those of
you familiar with the recent history of Shanghai, you will remember the Xiangyang market. Plunked right in the middle of downtown Shanghai, it was both a beacon to tourists and a bane to local [...]
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Thu August 28 2008
Alliances in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20080828_forming_alliances.mp3) The following is a full transcript of today’s podc...
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Alliances in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20080828_forming_alliances.mp3) The following is a full transcript of today’s podcast: KENT KEDL: Newsflash. The U.S. economy
stinks. Now I know I do not have the academic credentials to make an educated pronouncement about this – then again, a Master’s degree in Chinese philosophy qualifies me for very little
– ...
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Alliances in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20080828_forming_alliances.mp3) The following is a full transcript of today’s podcast: KENT KEDL: Newsflash. The U.S. economy
stinks. Now I know I do not have the academic credentials to make an educated pronouncement about this – then again, a Master’s degree in Chinese philosophy qualifies me for very little
– however, [...]
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