Tag Archives : China
A Challenge to Chinese Targeting of American Firms
This article appeared in The Washington Times.
read more...IMF Proposes to Sabotage China’s Economy
IMF bureaucrats want China to become more like France and Greece.
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The Repellant and Arrogant Statism of Global Warming Fanatics
The not-so-hidden agenda of environmental extremists.
read more...Can You Guess the Jurisdiction that Is Ending Special Pension Advantages for Government Bureaucrats?
It’s embarrassing that China is moving in the right direction while the U.S. is not.
read more...The Economic Future of China and Hong Kong
I’m currently in Asia, where I just finished a series of speeches about economic policy in China and Hong Kong. These two jurisdictions offer very powerful lessons about the importance of economic policy. Hong Kong is supposed to be Nirvana for libertarians. It holds the top spot in the Economic Freedom of the World rankings. It has […]
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Taiwan Is the Success Story, not China
Which nation is richer, Belarus or Luxembourg? If you look at total economic output, you might be tempted to say Belarus. The GDP of Belarus, after all, is almost $72 billion while Luxembourg’s GDP is less than $60 billion. But that would be a preposterous answer since there are about 9.5 million people in Belarus compared […]
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China, Regulation, Wealth, and Chicken Wings
While I’m not oblivious to geopolitical concerns, I don’t worry about China becoming a more prosperous nation. Yes, more wealth could enable the nation’s dictators to finance some unwelcome aggression, but I mostly think higher living standards will create pressure for political liberalization. In any event, the United States is in no danger of being […]
read more...When Obama Rejects Government Intervention and Says It Is Better to “Let the Market Work on Its Own,” You Need to Read the Fine Print
Back in 2009, I got very excited when President Obama stated, “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top.” Did that mean he wanted to reduce America’s punitive and anti-competitive corporate tax burden? Or maybe even fix the entire tax code and install a simple and […]
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The Long-Awaited Dan Mitchell 2012 Predictions
Last January, I identified five things that worried me for 2011. Here’s what had me concerned, along with some ex post facto analysis about whether I was right to fret: 1. A back-door bailout of the states from the Federal Reserve – Thankfully, I was way off base with this concern. Not only was there […]
read more...China’s Economic Model Is Superior…if You Think U.S. Living Standards Should Drop by 80 Percent
I’m glad that China has taken some steps away from communism. According to Economic Freedom of the World, China was one of 10-worst nations for economic liberty back in 1980 and they’ve since climbed to 92nd place out of 141 nations. I’ve even offered a small bit of praise for China’s shift to a more […]
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