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Pompeo Announces Billions In Indo-Pacific Investment, Mirroring China's Belt And Road Initiative
Thursday, August 2, 2018 - 11:00am | 632Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new plans Monday to provide $113 billion in direct government investment for Indo-Pacific countries administered through a new agency, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Japan, Australia and a handful of other Asian countries have...
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Does Alibaba's Jack Ma Need To Better Watch What He Says?
Thursday, June 15, 2017 - 11:22am | 428Whether it is justified or not, business leaders in Western countries have the freedom to exclaim their company is more powerful than nation states. But in China doing so may be viewed as crossing the red line, the most recent example being Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)'s founder and...
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When China Sneezes, These Countries Catch A Cold
Friday, August 5, 2016 - 8:19am | 313There is a popular saying in economics: When country X sneezes, country Y catches a cold. So, when China "sneezes," which countries are most prone to catching a "cold?" According to Bloomberg, If China were to "sneeze" — either through a devaluation of its currency, a further slowdown in...