Why China is Closer Than Chicago, but Hawaii Further Away
How far away are Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan from the United States? If you live on America’s west coast, and are buying or selling goods, China is as close or closer than...
Category: U.S./China Engagement & Policy Reform
Notes on Ethos Debate Interview on Stoa Trade Topic
Ethos Debate posted a recent interview on the Stoa trade topic. Isaiah McPeak asked for my thoughts on the resolution: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially reform its trade policy with one or...
Child Labor and Labor Laws in China
Should U.S. trade policy include sanctions on child labor in Chinese factories, often owned by or suppliers to U.S., Japanese, Taiwanese, or South Korean firms? South Korea’s Samsung was in the news last summer,...
Bootleggers and Baptists Agree to Restrict Trade with China
When Congress considers new trade legislation, a wide range of interest groups gather and word to advance their agendas. These agendas are not always obvious, and sometimes corporate and union interests disguise their actual...
China’s Instant Cities: Send Us the Girl Who Can Get Things Done
Over the past three decades textile and manufacturing firms in China expanded with stunning speed to become major suppliers of clothing and manufactured goods to the world. The vast expanse of new enterprises created...
Arrival Cities in China, and Globalization at the Crossroads
Around the world, people are on the move. Across the United States and Japan, through the 1800s and 1900s, millions moved from farms and rural villages to the edges of fast-growing cities. China’s economic...
Astounding Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China
Across the history of mankind there are few more fantastic stories of economic transformation than the four Asian Tigers, followed by the stunning economic development of China. It may be hard to comprehend the...
For Micro-Multinational Entrepreneurs: Reduce Trade Regulations to Increase Trade
A recent post at the Kauffman Foundation’s Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship site, titled “Promoting Micro-Multinational Entrepreneurs,” looks at the success of online sellers, compared to traditional firms, in finding and keeping customers overseas. Trade...
Most Trade Policy is Driven by Special Interest Groups
Who cares about trade policy with one or more of the following nations: China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan? Well, Stoa policy debaters do, or will, as they research and debate proposed policy reforms. But...