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Three Myths About Business in China

Bluesky123 makes valid points in areas left untouched /ignored by American media relative to the on the ground reality in China.
Is it based on ignorance, or something else. Journalistic integrity has shifted far left from the days of Walter Winchell, no doubt, while political ideology has become a cornerstone in what filters thru to the American people.

Domestic China Companies Offer Investment Opportunities

China's determined to capitalize on the global recession.
In doing so, it is generating tremendous internal opportunities in "purchasing power" (commodity deals), while at the same time expanding east to west within its own geographic boarders.
The game plan being executed today, in the future, will enable the Chinese to rapidly expand from export nation to more of consumer.
A small company like APWR is more intrinsic to economic development thru electric grid buildout and alternative energy development than many analysts seem to give credit.
APWR's dominence in their business will prove rewarding to those of us with the patience to hold.

Emerging Markets: The New Spenders of the 21st Century

AMERICANS HAVE LIVED UNDER PRESSURIZED STRESS, ALSO KNOWN AS OVER-LEVERAGED, FOR MOST OF THE LAST 40 YEARS.

IN THE 80'S... $40,000.00 HOMES JUMPED OVERNIGHT TO $200,000.00.

AUTOS WENT FROM $5,000 TO $20,000.
COLLEGE COSTS HAVE INCREASED SO MUCH IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CALCULATE FOR THE AVERAGE COLLEGE GRADUATE.

AND IT HASN'T STOPPED UNTIL NOW!!
THE OVER-LEVERAGE FACTOR HAS FINALLY COME HOME TO ROOST.

HOUSING PRICES HAVE FALLEN FAST AND FAR.

FOR FIRST TIME BUYERS... THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A PIECE OF THE ROCK HAS ARRIVED.. WHICH WILL TRANSLATE INTO INCREASED HOME SALES ALL THE WAY UP THE LADDER.


AMERICANS NEED A BREAK, AND IN A WIERD KIND OF WAY, MAY BE "SUBCONSCIOUSLY" ... THANKFUL FOR THIS RECESSION.

THE VERY MEANING OF"SAVING",SO LONG IGNORED BY SO MANY, JUST MAY TAKE ON A NEW VALIDITY.

MAYBE AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE...THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CHINA & AMERICA, MAY NOT BE THAT DISSIMILAR, RATHER A LONG OVERDUE ROLE REVERSAL FOR US BOTH.

Is There More Trouble Brewing in China?

ANDREW, I AGREE WITH MUCH OF YOUR ANALYSIS .

YES, CHINA'S GROWTH IS SLOWING.
YES, THE GOVERNMENT IS CUTTING INTEREST RATES.
YES, THE GOVERNMENT IS INSTITUTING FISCAL STIMULUS.
YES, A BUNCH OF TOY COMPANIES HAVE SHUT DOWN.
AND YES,.... THE CHINESE PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO WORK, AND THAT'S THE #1 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHINA AND MUCH OF THE REST OF THE WORLD.

THE CHINESE HAVE STUDIED THE WESTERN NATIONS ECONOMIES.
THEY'VE LEARNED WHAT WORKS, AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK GOING WAY BACK TO THE DEPRESSION ERA.

I FIND IT QUITE AMAZING THAT CHINA, OPERATING UNDER A COMMUNIST SYSTEM, IS ABLE TO ACT AS TIMELY AND DECISEVELY IN THEIR FISCAL AND MONETARY RESPONSES AS SHOWN.

30-40 YEARS AGO, THE CHINESE PEOPLE WERE BASICALLY AN AGRARIAN SOCIETY, THEY'RE NOW THE FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. IN ONE WORD..."WOW"!

China Gets It Right, But Hurts America

Constant referal to America as the world's only "Superpower" certainly doesn's help the cause of most Americans right now who feel much less of a "super hero" than what's being attributed to them.
Let us not pretent that China is the "bad guy" in the global scenario being played out. China has been, and continues to be, America's banker and manufacturing base.
If not for the Chinese work ethic, America's recession would long ago have developed into a depression. China today is where America was in the 1950's, when more than 50% of America's GDP was relegated to the manufacturing sector. America has lost over 40% in its manufacturing base since that time period, with the results we see today.
Many American's are either angry at, or jealous of the Chinese, but have no one to blame for their dilema but themselves and their own leaders for the past 40 years. Congress and the White House have sold out the American people and continues the sellout.
Unfortunately this is probably the beginning of a painful period for most Americans.