In 1999, trade between China and Latin America totaled approximately $8 billion; by 2009, that number had had grown to $130 billion. Earlier this year, a study by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concluded that by the year 2016, trade between China and Latin America will surpass that between the Eurozone and Latin America, making China Latin America’s second largest trading partner. Most studies of this partnership have focused on: a growing security
“a high risk to credit markets” continuing to criticize the effectiveness of Japan’s recent stimulus actions, often referred to as Abenomics. A staggering four out of five respondents or 79 percent cited geopolitical tensions as the most serious threat to the regions stability, up from a 15 percent previously surveyed in August 2013. The combination of the old background tensions between China and Japan as well as North and South Korea were joined by a military takeover in Thailand
posted by The Economist online on Dec 27th 2011, “over the past ten years, real GDP growth averaged 10.5% a year in China and 1.6% in America; inflation (as measured by the GDP deflator) averaged 4.3% and 2.2% respectively”. Foreign direct investments have also been on the rise over the last decade, and consumer spending has been strong. Statistics provided in the case study by Farhoomand and Huang, 2010 show huge annual increases in car sales in China versus the rest of the world. As the world’s 2nd largest
surpass even China in growth by 2050. A competitive private capital market has instilled Indians with a low cost high quality mentality and has resulted in some of the highest return rates for any country. India has been averaging 6% growth compared to China’s 9.5% with half the investments. India capital efficiency is one of its strongest economic benefits. Despite this India is still a complicated place for foreign investors. A weak parliamentary government has very little purview over the provincial
ABSTRACT Nowadays, the conflict of territory solving in the world causes many complicated problems among countries, as well as tensions in foreign policies. One of these conflicts is the dispute in South China Sea between China and six neighbor ASEAN countries. With the intervention of the United States, the issue turns to be more serious as it attracts a lot of concerns from international community. This research tries to find a clear way of understanding the South China Sea conflict, specifically
However, who and why and how China and Vietnam have the right to claim these islands is the matter at hand. (Chemillier-Gendreau, 2000, pp. 18-19) 1.2 China’s, Vietnam’s and United State’s History over the Islands The dispute between China and Vietnam over the claims of authority of these islands dates back to ancient time of the Yuan Dynasty of China and Nguyen Dynasty of Vietnam which has continued
The international environment is very complex, due to the inclusion of various political actors and the interaction of these actors at different levels. Typically, threats emerge from competition between states over geopolitical and traditional issues. Recently, non-traditional threats have emerged that affect the national interests of various countries; one of these challenges that is quickly moving to the forefront of importance is that of energy security, and the related topic of environmental
Submitted by Priya Tamrakar UBS 2782210 21 August 2008 Executive summary Companies over the world are striving to become multinationals. Globalisation and corresponding developments in transport and communication technologies have helped companies achieve this objective and find worldwide markets. Needless to say, aspiring companies need research and knowledge about markets to back their willingness to expand to foreign markets. All markets are different and pose different challenges to operate
enough for skeptics, as well as the U.S., to suspect that the Chinese government is secretly funding the project. In fact, there is reason to believe that this canal will not just be used for trade, but for a Chinese strategic advantage in Central America. China has been pouring money into their own navy over the past few years; its fleet is projected to boast “about 82 submarines…within five to eight years” (defensetech). At present day, China still maintains more than double of the U.S.’s supply
Ever since the creation of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, there have been many questions that have arisen about the invention and the effects of it. From people trying to figure out how to use it and connect it from one place to another, to wondering if it were safe, there have always and will continue to be questions about the great creation. As time has passed and the web has gotten more sophisticated, more questions are constantly brought up wondering how safe the internet is for