This essay provides an overview of current trade patterns between New England and China. It was prepared for a … symposium sponsored by The Boston Athenaeum comparing New England’s present-day trade with China to the region’s prominence in … the U.S.-China trade of the 19th century. The essay concludes that a special trade relationship between New England and …

The rapid growth in China and India has led to an increase in demand for oil, which, in turn, has driven up prices …

China's recent devaluation and liberalization of its exchange-rate policies will, at best, have only a temporary impact … little for its long-term international competitiveness. In addition, the recent focus on China's exchange rate diverts … attention from the real problem: China’s command economy. …

China's economy is opening up to the outside world. This worries those who fear the huge pool of low-cost labor will … drain jobs from U.S. shores, and less expensive goods will spark trade problems. The author points out that China's untapped … jobs that would move to China left the U.S. a long time ago. And with respect to fair trading practices, China has made …

For the past two decades, China has experienced strong, continuous economic growth. At the same time, the number of … motor vehicles in China has rapidly increased. As a direct result of such a phenomenon, China has been registering … China’s major cities, and constitutes an important issue in the agenda of its policy makers. The object of this paper is to …

French banking expansion in China and South-East Asia had to respect the powerful influence of British banks there … colony and China favoured further integration of banking and currency exchanges with Hong Kong, through the Banque de l … for Banque de l’Indochine into southern China (Canton, etc.) from the1890s up to the 1930s and, in parallel with the …