By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator There’s much ado about some Chinese neglecting good manners when traveling abroad. The Japanese government had released video footage of the Chinese trampling in Tokyo’s public gardens to steal cherry blossoms. A 15-year-old Chinese teenager had allegedly scratched his name on a temple in Luxor, Egypt and drunken Chinese passengers … Read more
Innovations Key Growth driver for China’s By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator The Washington D.C.-based think tank, Brooking Institute, has touted innovation as the key driver of growth for the “new economy” of China, which is also expected to be a major topic of conversation at the upcoming G20 Forum, scheduled for Sept. 4-5, 2016 in … Read more
By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator Pakistan hopes to emerge with a more robust economy. Poverty has crushed the spirits of many Pakistanis, but a partnership with China can create new opportunities for them. Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced the Belt & Road initiative in 2013, pledging to build major infrastructure projects to boost cross-border trade … Read more
By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator Our world faces tumultuous times amid the spread of terrorism, some terrorists would tryto get their hands on dirty bombs (radioactive weapons). Prospects seem more appalling since terrorists hold suicidal aims to blast the world into pieces. Implementing stronger security measures calls for sovereign governments to enhance global cooperation to … Read more
Report by CSIS on China Belt By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator The headquarters of the think tank, Center for Strategic & International Studies, is located on Rhode Island Ave. in Washington D.C., costing more than $100 million to build it. Wealthy donors have given hundreds of millions of dollars more to CSIS since its founding … Read more
By Tom McGregor, CNTV Panview Commentator China has long struggled with pollution. It’s inevitable that when a nation transforms from an emerging market into a developed one, there would be growing pains. China’s economic success story has helped hundreds of millions of Chinese escape from poverty, but new societal ills have arisen. Compelling Read: Negative rates … Read more
By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator China economic growth China is transforming its economic growth mode to support a stronger services-oriented sector that relies less on exporting low-grade and low-priced products while cutting taxes and stimulus spending. Such measures could ensure sustainable development with “New Normal” annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates. Yet, the transition … Read more
By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator The Green card lure China’s State Council (Cabinet) believes the nation is shifting away from an export-driven market and towards a services-based economy. Accordingly, the country is expected to lean on higher consumption, while Chinese companies are encouraged to invest more in research and development (R&D). Must Read: Fed’s out … Read more
By Tom McGregor, CNTV Commentator Much of Western China remains rustic and sparsely-populated. Rural farm villages dot the landscape, where a modern-day world seems far away. A traveler may feel transported to a different era, where they have landed into an ancient China dominated by an agricultural society. Beijing has implemented a “Go West” national … Read more
Bobby And The Talking Bird’s Trading Plan Janice Dorn, M.D., Ph.D. Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom…Aristotle Bobby was a lonely trader who bought a talking bird to keep him company. Little did he know what he was getting himself into, since the minute Bobby tried to put it into a cage, the … Read more
