Today a lot of folks are waiting around for August economic numbers, which I hear will be trickling out over the next several days. I think we already know that times are tough, but everyone is hoping to see a glimmer of positive news, something to build a recovery on. We'll see about that. And […]

I think someone in the U.S. sold the Chinese a copy of How to Make Friends and Influence the U.S. Government, written by, I don't know, let's say the late Dale Carnegie's lesser known younger brother, Ralph. First I hear that Huawei is negotiating with some folks on Capitol Hill in connection with testimony in […]

I'd like to thank the Wall Street Journal's Tom Orlik for making me depressed on a Friday afternoon. Probably not intentional, but it's the result that counts. Speaking of results, the reason I'm not too happy at the moment is Orlik's reporting on an academic study on income and wealth in China. The numbers ain't […]

While the latest target of China labor activists might not garner as much press attention as did Apple and Foxconn, the situation might actually be worse this time around.

Customs officers have arrested 32 people for the sale of counterfeit and illicit goods on Internet auction sites since May. They have seized 3,500 items worth $540,000, including counterfeit handbags, purses, and 27 computers. Seventeen men and 15 wo…