tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43994273289196539522012-02-16T01:46:41.733-05:00China RelatedItems of Interest Regarding China and the ChineseLes Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-24747135546922334642008-11-21T20:12:00.004-05:002008-11-21T20:18:04.988-05:00The Concept of "Face" and the Meaning of "Don't Want Face"Concepts dealing with "face" can be difficult to translate. "Bu yao lian," which means, literally, "don't want face," is a case in point. To understand this phrase, you need to appreciate that in Chinese culture "face," or how other people view you, is very, very important.It's important in non-Chinese cultures too, of course, but even more so in places like China, Taiwan, Singapore and anywhere Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-77534699103555809022008-09-25T09:21:00.005-04:002008-09-26T08:49:51.471-04:00"China Won't Loan to U.S. Banks" Story UntrueHong Kong's South China Morning Post reported on March 25 that domestic Chinese banks had been told to stop lending to U.S. financial institutions to shield the country from the unfolding financial crisis. ("Mainland lenders ordered to halt interbank deals with US firms," Sept. 25, 2008, Hong Kong time.)Dow Jones Newswires later refuted the story in an article based on an interview with an Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-58872452356905162902007-12-18T23:33:00.000-05:002007-12-19T09:41:14.565-05:00Short Chinese Stocks with the FXP ETFChinese stocks have ended down six days out of the last ten. Whenever that happens there is inevitably talk that we've entered a “bear market” - that stocks are trending downward.Investors in Chinese equities are particularly sensitive to such speculation because many of them have seen their holdings skyrocket since the end of 2005. Chinese stocks as a whole have risen five hundred percent over Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-46979915604069561862007-12-17T23:34:00.000-05:002007-12-18T11:10:47.018-05:00Comparing China-Focused ETFs: FXI, GXC, PGJWant to invest in Chinese stocks but don't know enough about individual Chinese companies? You may consider investing in China-focused ETFs.Probably the three most well-known China-focused ETFs traded on U.S. stock markets today are FXI, PGJ and GXC. FXI (iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index Fund) has been around the longest and is traded the most of the three. It's part of the Barclays Global FundLes Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-29226425494610823652007-12-15T23:33:00.001-05:002007-12-16T22:39:01.978-05:00Focus Media Makes the Nasdaq 100 IndexThe Nasdaq Stock Market issued a press release on Friday, Dec. 14, announcing that Focus Media Holding (FMCN), a Chinese digital-media company, had been added to the Nasdaq 100 Index. This may not sound that significant, but it is quite momentous, especially in what it says about Focus Media.Only a select group of companies are chosen to be part of the Nasdaq 100. The index is made up of the Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-13668743532091628162007-12-14T00:40:00.000-05:002007-12-16T22:38:27.852-05:00Foreign Company Stocks to be Sold in ChinaAccording to a recent agreement, investors in China will be able to do something that's been forbidden ever since stock markets opened 17 years ago in the Communist market economy: buy foreign stocks and bonds locally.The deal, reached on Dec. 13 - the concluding day of the Third China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialog, held in Beijing - states that the PRC will allow "qualified" companies to sell Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-57638823037833962622007-03-26T00:37:00.000-04:002007-12-16T22:41:27.632-05:00The powerful potential of China's drug industryChina is currently a bit player in pharmaceuticals, but its potential as a drug developer should not be underestimated. "The capabilities of China are weak compared not only with the U.S., but also compared with India and Israel," an executive at the China-Singapore Industrial Park in Suzhou told Chemical & Engineering News. "But we're catching up fast." It has a lot of catching up to do. Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-48619998662658089472007-03-22T22:38:00.000-04:002007-04-03T15:26:46.695-04:00Globalization and human rights in China and Vietnam(This is in response to an article posted on Helium.com claiming that globalization has led to the erosion of human rights in Vietnam.)Don't blame trade for Vietnam's erosion of political rights. There was political suppression in Vietnam long before they opened up to the outside world.The same is true for China.Yes, advanced technology has made it easier for these governments to suppress their Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4399427328919653952.post-71607475748614062712007-03-05T08:53:00.000-05:002007-12-16T22:40:33.775-05:00The truth about China's militaryChina announced on March 4 that it is going to increase military spending by nearly 18 percent in 2007, according the Xinhua, the nation’s official news agency. This marks the sharpest rise in such outlays in a decade.China’s defense spending has become a cause for worry in the region in recent years, with officials in Taiwan, India and Japan especially concerned. The United States too has Les Jacobshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942752743476621001noreply@blogger.com0