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We used to say that when the US economy sneezed, other countries caught cold. Or something like that. You know what I mean. Now the US economy is starting to show signs weakening and it will be interesting to see what the impact on US-China relations will be. Housing […]

Churning financial markets distracted the media from the last China-export debacle (Mattel – Sarge the Jeep and Polly Pocket’s edible magnets), but there’s a new front opening down in New Zealand where flamable children’s pyjamas have been recalled.
Read the FT article at Poison pyjamas add to China export scares.
But the real action is […]

Well, they got Barbie – and even Batman took a hit. Mattel is in for another tough week. And so is China Inc.
Now, here’s a morbid test for all you China-Watchers out there: Who will get more air-time, Sarge the Jeep or Polly Pockets?
Unfortunately, I’m being serious. […]

Earlier this week two Party officials speculated aloud about the possibility of using China’s large dollar holdings as a weapon against the US economy in the event that Congress passed what the Chinese consider to be punitive or threatening trade legislation:
“China threatens to trigger US dollar crash”
The officials speculated that a sell-off of Treasuries and […]

Thomas Wetherell at Innovatizer.com ( http://www.innovatize.com/blog/ ) is back on the interweb to rain on the China M&A parade — but at least he’s telling us where to buy umbrellas.
Many new entrants to the China market survey the business environment and conclude that HR, marketing and regulatory obstacles can all be solved in one fell […]