http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge Just another Guanxiblogs.com weblog Wed, 23 May 2007 16:02:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Quick post: there are big economic talks going on in Washington. The usual players, Susan Schwab the U.S. Trade Representative, Carlos Gutierrez, the Commerce Secretary, Treasury's Henry Paulson .... and China's 15 diplomats including Vice Premier Wu Yi. Here's the story from the washington post . Something I find interesting: China's officials ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2007/05/23/trade-talks/ Robert Samuelson wrote a fantastic column in today's Washington Post about China trade that hits on everything from currency to trade deficits, to the difficult to explain current account balances.  Everyone complains about America's trade deficits, but they actually symbolize global leadership. Access to the U.S. market has promoted trade by ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2007/05/09/china-trade-in-a-nutshell/ So it's been a little while ... But I'm back, and ready to dig through the headlines for all the China related news. I promise, it won't all be trade news, but it will retain its high level of geekiness. Let's start with something that touches on my area of ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2007/05/01/so-where-were-we/ Scott Eldridge II reporting: The hot-button nuclear issue has been prevalent in the news lately. Six-party talks with North Korea are on again, though they got off to a decidedly rocky start, India and the U.S. have a new civilian nuclear deal and, sneaking in under these headlines, China struck a ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2006/12/18/west-in-house/ Scott Eldridge II reporting: Well two days of dialogue sure can move quickly. The economic talks between Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and his fellow cabinet leaders and Chinese officials, led by Vice Premier Wu Yi have wrapped up with either consensus on necessary reforms, or China refusing to budge on ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2006/12/15/there-are-two-ways-to-look-at-it/ Scott Eldridge II reporting: The economic dialogue is underway in China, and according to The Washington Post the talks got off to a fiery start, with Treasury Secretary Paulson insisting that China allow the yuan to float according to market forces, and Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi giving a 20-page ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2006/12/14/and-theyre-off/ Scott Eldridge II reports: It should also be pointed out, Paulson is not exactly traveling alone. Here's the presser from the Treasury Department: Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson and a delegation of Administration officials are in Beijing for the inaugural meeting of the U.S. – China Strategic Economic Dialogue. Secretary Paulson is ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2006/12/14/paulsons-travels-part-ii/ Scott Eldridge II reports: Henry Paulson, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, is in China meeting with Chinese officials including premier Wen Jiabao and president Hu Jintao. NPR's evening news program "All Things Considered" had an interesting piece last night about how Paulson, the former head of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs ... http://guanxiblogs.com/scotteldridge/2006/12/14/paulson-travels-to-china/