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Reality Catching Up to China's Bull Market: Patrick Chovanec submits: At the end of last week, I pointed to evidence that the Shanghai stock index was being driven by the availability of liquidity rather than fundamental performance. I said we might expect to see continued volatility, up and down, as official reassurances that go-go credit continued...; Tags: China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-08-20
Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Facing Uphill Battle in China: Patrick Chovanec submits: I came across a rather astounding set of numbers yesterday, posted on Shanghaiist.com. As you probably already know, access to Facebook — as well as YouTube GOOG and Twitter – have been blocked in China since July. The ban came in apparent response to two events...; Tags: China, Internet, Patrick Chovanec, Google Inc.; External links 2009-10-27
China's Economy: All GDP Is Not Created Equal: Patrick Chovanec submits: Last week was full of good news for the Chinese economy, at least according to official statistics. On Thursday, the government reported that China’s GDP grew at an annualized rate of 8.9% in the 3rd Quarter, putting it on track to top the “magic” 8% figure...; Tags: China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-10-26
Is There Really a Global 'Cabal' Aiming to Dump the Dollar?: Patrick Chovanec submits: British journalist Robert Fisk has published a rather sensational report in today’s The Independent that the Gulf Arab states are in secret discussions with China, Russia, Japan, and France on moves to dump the U.S. Dollar as the world’s chief trading currency. According to him: ...; Tags: China, US Market, Emerging Markets, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-10-06
No Signs of Recovery for China's Exporters: Patrick Chovanec submits: Chinastakes.com is reporting signs that suggest a dismal outlook for a key sector of China’s economy: The season for Christmas orders has passed, and Chinese exporters do not yet see the slightest trace of any rebound. The export market for Chinese goods next year shows...; Tags: China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-10-05

Obama Is Wrong to Impose Punitive Tariffs on Chinese-Made Tires: Patrick Chovanec submits: I read in yesterday’s Washington Post and Wall Street Journal that President Obama has decided to approve the United Steelworkers’ petition and impose punitive tariffs on Chinese-made tires, a move I argued against just days ago. Although news of this decision is being drowned out...; Tags: US Market, China, Patrick Chovanec, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.; External links 2009-09-12
Obama Faces Decision Time on Trade: Patrick Chovanec submits:This op-ed of mine appeared in the Asia Times today (September 10, 2009). The direct link is here. Does US President Barack Obama believe in trade? For over a year, he’s been able to dodge the question. But as he returns from summer vacation, the president doesn’t...; Tags: US Market, China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-09-10
China vs. U.S Protectionism: Chickens May End Up Coming Home to Roost: Patrick Chovanec submits: China Daily, the Chinese government’s official English-language newspaper, had an interesting report yesterday. Apparently the Chinese chicken industry is getting creamed by U.S. import competition, and is begging the government for protection. This is sort of a “man bites dog” story, in that normally all...; Tags: US Market, China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-09-03
China's Lending Boom Could Be Fueling Market Bubble: Patrick Chovanec submits: I came across this fascinating anecdote on ChinaStakes.com over the weekend. It comes from a report in the 21st Century Business Herald and appears to validate fears that China’s lending boom is fueling a stock market bubble: At the end of February, just after...; Tags: China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-09-01
The Renminbi as a Reserve Currency (Part 1): Patrick Chovanec submits: Earlier this year, NYU professor Nouriel Roubini attracted worldwide attention by speculating in a New York Times op-ed that the Chinese Yuan, or Renminbi (RMB), might someday supplant the U.S. dollar as the world’s main reserve currency. Chinese officials have been quick to embrace the notion,...; Tags: China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-08-31
Ramping Up China's Domestic Consumption: What's Taking So Long?: Patrick Chovanec submits: One of the most insightful and articulate commentators on China’s economy is my counterpart at Peking University, Michael Pettis. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed in March, he offered this succinct summary of the current situation: China’s recent economic problems come courtesy of declining...; Tags: China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-08-21
China's Nine Nations: Patrick Chovanec submits: The Atlantic just published an article I wrote called “The Nine Nations of China” (????). You can access it, in the form of an interactive map, here. China often seems like a monolith of 1.3 billion people, but it’s not. It’s a mosaic of distinct...; Tags: China, Patrick Chovanec; External links 2009-11-16