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Actually, China’s an Economic Mess

Posted in China, Climate Change, Conservatism, Freedom, Trade and Business, tagged , , , , , on July 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Pajamas Media, July 22, 2011

–By Ying Ma

America’s movers and shakers can’t seem to stop ogling Chinese authoritarian chic. While few would defend China’s repressive political system, numerous politicians, business executives, and pundits bow before China’s state-directed capitalism, equating authoritarianism with efficiency and ruthlessness with enlightenment.

At the heart of this ogling lies an admiration for Beijing’s ability to undertake large projects far more quickly than America’s democratic gridlock would ever allow. In reality, Chinese central economic planning generates massive inefficiencies and imposes drastic human costs. Below is merely the short list.

Read entire article here.

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Radio Television Hong Kong Hosts Ying Ma for Discussion on State Capitalism

Posted in Asia, Audio, Video and Transcripts, China, Climate Change, Freedom, International Affairs, Trade and Business, tagged , , , on May 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

RTHK, May 18, 2011

Hong Kong–On Wednesday, May 18, 2011, Radio Television Hong Kong’s Backchat program hosted Ying Ma for a discussion on Chinese state capitalism. The issues discussed include: Can the West learn from China’s brand of state capitalism? Maybe China has it right all along and it’s time for the West to review their failed policies. Or is China just one massive bubble on the verge of popping?

The following guests also appeared on the program:

Chandran Nair, CEO and founder of GIFT (Global Institute For Tomorrow)

Dr Andrew Freris, Chief Investment Advisor for Asia, BNP Paribas Wealth Management

Philip Bowring, Journalist and Editor, Asia Sentinel

Listen to the full program here. (Note: The program is approximately forty-five minutes and features five minutes of news headlines at the beginning and at the half-hour mark. Though the audio appears as if it will end at the half-hour mark, it actually restarts, and the interview continues, on the same audio player.)

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June 4, Climate Change and Chinese Authoritarian Chic

Posted in China, Climate Change, Freedom, U.S. Politics, tagged , , , , on June 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »

HKEJ.com, June 4, 2010

On June 4, 1989, the Chinese government opened fire on peaceful protesters demanding American-style democracy on Tiananmen Square. No one could have expected then that twenty-one years later, numerous American lawmakers, businessmen and pundits would be falling all over themselves to demand that the U.S. government become more Chinese, more state-directed.

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China’s View of Climate Change

Posted in China, Climate Change, Freedom, International Affairs, Trade and Business, tagged , , , , , on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Policy Review, June & July 2010

–Article by Ying Ma

President barack obama has warned that the threat from climate change is serious, urgent, and growing. He has exhorted governments and citizens across the world to respond “boldly, swiftly, and together” or “risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrophe.” Countless government officials, political leaders, climate scientists, and global warming activists agree with him. Standing in the way of these hopes and dreams, however, is China. It poses one of the biggest roadblocks to collective global action — even as it offers some of the most exciting solutions.

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