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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Veering Toward Protectionism]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Jun 09 01:35:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The United States and China, facing an immediate need to spur demand in the face of a recession, both adopted stimulus plans amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Progress Toward Recovery]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 09 02:42:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is time yet to start looking for the light at the end of the tunnel?]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Chris Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: China Tries to Get the Best of the Slump]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 May 09 01:53:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the struggle to hold off the worldwide economic downturn, China has taken big steps, such as its $586 billion stimulus package. But it is also taking a number of smaller initiatives from a toolbox of measures to keep growth from slumping.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: The Shape of Recovery: V or L?]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 May 09 02:55:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After the hits the economy has taken over the past months, some tentative discussion is beginning about “green shoots,” stock market gains and life after the recession. Recovery is bound to follow the crisis, but the question is how strong will it be?]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Surveying China's Financial Landscape]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 Apr 09 11:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), in conjunction with PricewaterhouseCoopers, collected data from 100 organizations doing business in China across a variety of industries, and with revenues ranging from under $50 million to over $20 billion.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary:&nbsp; Crisis' Risks and Rewards]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Apr 09 03:41:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[East Asia's climb out of the economic doldrums will be tough. That is bad news for its people, but also creates a number of challenges for companies trying to tap what was recently the world's most dynamic growth region.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Asian&nbsp; Suppliers Feel the Crunch: Risk management in the supply chain is essential]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Apr 09 12:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As 2009 moves into its second quarter trade between Asia and its western trading partners is expected to continue to decline. As a result, companies at both ends of the trade relationship are changing the way they manage their physical and financial supply chains.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Denise Bedell]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary: China’s Confidence]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Apr 09 03:41:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As the rest of the world’s major economies stay sunk in recession, China remains the last country standing. And even though its outlook is being downgraded, the country is flexing its muscle as the last bastion of growth. ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary:&nbsp; China’s Banks Try to Remain Healthy while Spurring Growth]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 Apr 09 04:44:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After months in crisis mode, U.S. banks have stumbled along as zombies, submitted to stress tests and survived on infusions of TARP dollars and may finally be showing a glimmer of profit. ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Commentary:&nbsp; China Still a Business Priority in Troubled Times]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 09 04:12:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The American Chamber of Commerce in China released its latest annual survey of the business climate this month, covering the perceptions of foreign enterprises on the profitability and difficulties of the market. Despite the sinking feeling that has permeated the world economy, confidence in China has held up.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Christopher Bjorke]]></author>
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