Category Archives: China

On This Day In History: Opium War II Officially Begins

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

March 3, 1857 – France and the United Kingdom declare war on China Opium Wars CHINESE HISTORY Opium Wars, two armed conflicts in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty, which ruled China from 1644 … Continue reading →

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The Elusive China Trade Deal

Posted on February 16, 2019 by

Forbes asks the $382 billion question this morning,  Is A China Trade Deal Slipping Away? President Trump and Chinese leaders are trying to put a positive spin on their marathon trade talks, but the fact is that there is little … Continue reading →

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Trade Talks & The Chinese New Year: The Year Of the Pig [In A Poke]

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

  ‘Don’t buy a pig in a poke’ might seem odd and archaic language. It’s true that the phrase is very old, but actually it can be taken quite literally and remains good advice. The advice being given is ‘don’t … Continue reading →

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Inside China’s High-Tech Dystopia – Bloomberg

Posted on January 28, 2019 by

In part three of Hello World Shenzhen, Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ashlee Vance heads out into a city where you can’t use cash or credit cards, only your smartphone, where AI facial-recognition software instantly spots and tickets jaywalkers, and where at least … Continue reading →

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The Increasing Risk of A Major China Trade Debacle

Posted on January 22, 2019 by

In case you missed our Week In Review, let us reiterate our concern about a potential major debacle in the U.S.-China trade negotiations. It appears President Trump and his negotiating team have, once again, painted themselves into a corner with … Continue reading →

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Inside China’s Future Factory

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

Over the past 40 years, the fishing village of Shenzhen has been reborn as a futuristic metropolis bursting with factories. Bloomberg Businessweek’s Ashlee Vance travels to the heart of China’s tech revolution to witness this new reality firsthand, as part … Continue reading →

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Hmmmm…

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

I’m focused on the picture in the People’s Daily tweet.  Are those what I think they are? China has been keeping its promises to uphold environmental protection since the first global commitment in 1972. Over 40 years gone by since … Continue reading →

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Why Communist China Has So Many Billionaires – Bloomberg

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

By one estimate, China mints a new billionaire every two days, far exceeding the rate of countries like the United States. But how did China remain a nominally Communist state while becoming a hotbed for billionaires-in-the-making? Bloomberg QuickTake explains how … Continue reading →

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Selling China ETF

Posted on January 7, 2019 by

Selling the China EFT, ASHR, into the close at $22.46 (corrected from earlier price $22.65 typo see here) for a 1.17 percent return.   Not happy with the price action and having doubts that the low-level sherpas in Beijing can move … Continue reading →

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Opening China Shanghai ETF Trade

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

Taking some ASHR, the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A ETF at $22.20 for a short-term trade going into next week’s trade negotiations.  Our sense is Trump and Xi are under enormous pressure to generate a positive outcome, or at … Continue reading →

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