Tag Archives: Chinese economy

R&D: Electoral Math Makes Obama Tough to Beat, Republicans Target UN Funding, and China’s New World Order

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 24th: Electoral math adds up to a hard-to-topple president from the Washington Post For any Republican presidential contender, they must look at the electoral map and plot a way to 270 electoral votes. As … Continue reading →

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R&D: China’s Lending Rises, Euro Zone Needs a Plan B, and Obama Issues an Order to Review Government Regulations

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 18th: China’s lending hits new heights from the Financial Times In another show of China’s growing political and economic clout, it has lent more money to developing nations over the past two years than … Continue reading →

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R&D: China Widens Its Embargo of Rare Earth Minerals, Military Recruiters Start Accepting Gays, and Problems in the U.S.-India Relationship

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for October 20th: China Said to Widen Its Embargo of Minerals from the New York Times In a sign of increased economic strength, China is quietly halting the export of rare earth minerals to the U.S. … Continue reading →

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R&D: Krugman Urges America to Get Tough on China, Boehner Hints at Tax Concession, and South Korea Issues Final Report on Warship Sinking

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 13th: China, Japan, America from the New York Times America’s trade relationship with China has been a contentious political issue for quite some time. In this New York Times op-ed piece, Paul Krugman writes … Continue reading →

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R&D: Spain’s Battle with the ETA, War Games in South Korea, and China Becomes #2

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 16th: Zero Tolerance in the Fight against ETA from Der Spiegel Spain’s fight against the ETA doesn’t get the coverage that it deserves from the U.S. press. This article from Der Spiegel discusses the … Continue reading →

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NFL Nats IX R&D: China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Okinawa Issue Lingers from the Wall Street Journal Warship’s sinking echoes in South Korean elections from the Washington Post China’s Wen Jiabao, Myanmar leaders to discuss sensitive topics from the Los Angeles Times Change is finally afoot for China’s workers … Continue reading →

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R&D: Sri Lanka’s President is Reelected, Obama’s Biggest Foreign Policy Quandary, and Bubbles in China

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for January 27th: Sri Lanka’s President Wins Decisive Reelection from the New York Times Obama’s Biggest Foreign Policy Quandary from the Council on Foreign Relations Central Heating: Is China’s Economy Growing Too Fast? from … Continue reading →

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Extemp Questions for the Week of September 22nd-28th, 2009

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Does the tea party movement significantly threaten Obama’s presidency? 2. Should the UN sanction Venezuela if it undermines stronger sanctions on Iran? 3. Does healthcare legislation need to do more to restrict access by illegal immigrants? 4. Is U.S. … Continue reading →

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Topic Brief: China’s Economic Growth

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Logan Scisco

Overview With over 30 years of solid economic growth, China is an anomaly in the economic world. However, it seems that the odd mixture of communism and free markets that has resulted from the Great Leap Forward may have finally … Continue reading →

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