The Untold Story of Google in China
10 July 2010A great deal is being made of Google’s just-received renewal of its Chinese internet content license, which allows the company to continue to operate (until further notice) without censoring its searches, if I understand properly and am being given accurate information by Google, by offering a “choice” splash page at the Chinese Google homepage. Chinese [...]
The Next China Call
9 April 2010I have made a lot of calls on China in the last year, all of them correct so far, but some making friends a bit upset at the time. This one is obvious, but worth making public: China has just put one over on the U.S., in no-doubt private meetings. Here is the secret deal, [...]
Devaluing the yuan
25 March 2010Continuing with Thursday’s China theme, SocGen’s Albert Edwards has been looking at the emergence of a trade deficit in the People’s Republic and the implications. The backstory here is the recent, surprise announcement from Premier Wen Jiabao and Commerce Secretary Chen Deming that China would record a trade deficit in March – the first since [...]
KPLU Radio: World War III in Cyberspace
23 February 2010From NPR and KPLU Radio: If you think your computer is safe because you’ve installed anti-virus software, you’re wrong. If hackers can break into computers at the Pentagon or Google, they can also sneak into your laptop. Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson believes the world is at war and the battlefield is in cyberspace. [...]
KPLU Radio: Intellectual Property & China
26 January 2010From NPR and KPLU Radio: China is one of Washington state’s top trading partners. But Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson warns local companies should be more cautious about doing business there. He spoke with KPLU’s Dave Meyer. Listen Here
Thank you, and please continue
15 January 2010I want to thank all of our posters on “What is China?” for their postings. I will note that our servers were attacked and brought down for a few minutes today, Friday, and that our tech team had the servers back up and running within minutes. Why do I mention this? Yesterday, an LA law [...]
What Is China?
13 January 2010The following post is a reprint of last week’s January 4 issue of the Strategic News Service Technology Letter. At the request of our members, we are hereby authorizing distribution of that issue to the general public. If you find this blog useful, please point to it in your own blogs and writings. This issue is [...]
China vs. Australia vs. The World
11 August 2009I have had the pleasure of arriving a bit early for my time with the Australia American Leadership Dialogue, set to start in a couple of days, and so I have been able to pick up my reading on world events and trends from the Australian press and media over the last few days. Of [...]
Mark Anderson on KVOS
2 February 2009Watch Mark’s interview on KVOS Mark Anderson, from Strategic News Service from ENW with Deb Slater on Vimeo.
And Now for the Winners —
1 December 2008While everyone is watching GDP figures to understand who the winners and losers are in the global economic crisis, one could also pick a different ruleset, if one sensed there were a different game on altogether. Currencies, for instance. Here is a quick quiz: Q: How many world currencies fell against the dollar since the [...]