On this page the following entries were made in the “April, 2009” time-frame.
Archive for “April, 2009”
The 10 Plagues of Beijing Spring
During my bike ride to work down the Second Ring Road yesterday, I noticed tiny little bugs–gnats or something–gathering on my shirt. As I looked at them and wondered if one of them would end up getting smeared across my work clothes, I realized that this was meant that Beijing spring had officially arrived. This [...]
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China Pushes for Esperanto Currency
Zhou Xiaochuan, China’s central bank’s governor, recently proposed that a new international super currency be created to replace the US dollar as the international reserve currency. The currency, which I call “Esperanto Bucks,” would be tied to the Special Drawing Rights (SDR), a weighted basket of currencies the International Monetary Fund (IMF) currently uses [...]
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Guess Hu’s Coming to China
Obama’s coming to China later this year, according to reports coming out of London. It should be an exciting moment. I don’t really have any comment here, I just like the title of the entry. Feel free to add your own opinions about what Obama’s visit will mean for the US and China.
Here’s the FT [...]
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