China’s Soft Power
I just found an intriguing report, put out by the United States government in April 2008, and available at the Federation of American Scientists’ website detailing China’s Foreign Policy and ‘’Soft...
View ArticleOff the Shelf: China’s Economic Influence
The April 2008 CRS American government report I mentioned before in “China’s Soft Power“ dredged up some good statistical data regarding China’s economic reach. However, the CRS analysis fell flat by...
View ArticleFuturecast (Part II): Russia and India
In this continuation of my review of Robert Shapiro’s Futurecast, I analyze his discussion on why Russia, India, and other countries will fail to achieve China and United States’ levels of growth in...
View ArticleChina and South Africa
China’s total direct investment stock in Africa accounted for only 1% of global foreign direct investment in Africa, as of 2007 according to the US Department of State (Keep in mind though, as an...
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