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Reform the New York Times! Media must stop protecting companies tied to Chinese corruption

Reform the New York Times! Media must stop protecting companies tied to Chinese corruption

November 23, 2013 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

U.S. corporations are complicit in Chinese corruption. Why are our newspapers so afraid to report the truth Once upon a time, people on this side of the Pacific were encouraged to assume that China’s post-Mao economic reforms would make the…

China, Dying for Growth, Is Paying a High Price

China, Dying for Growth, Is Paying a High Price

August 27, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

You may have read about the bridge that collapsed in northern China this past weekend. It was all of nine months old. Four trucks went down with the 330-foot span that gave way: three deaths and five injuries. Poor design,…

6 Ways to Avoid an Economic Implosion in China

6 Ways to Avoid an Economic Implosion in China

March 6, 2012 · by Patrick Smith · in Articles, The Fiscal Times

“What if China Fails?” This was the headline on an essay in the Wilson Quarterly in August 2010. It is now 2012, and we are still seeing strong economic growth, although Beijing just slashed the target to 7.5 percent–an 8-year…

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