Bloomberg Reports Beijing’s Obfuscation Strategy Concerning Intensifying Sinopec-Iran/ILSA Controversy
(Washington, D.C.): On 19 January, the Bloomberg wire ran a news item that should be of more than passing interest...
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Sinopec-Iran Deal Facing Increased Scrutiny: Capital Markets Dimension Could Spell Trouble For Wall Street
(Washington, D.C.): Over the past several days, mounting anger is being expressed in the United States -- notably by the...
WSJ Asia calls attention to Clinton’s rebuff of the US Religious Freedom Commission
In an important article in today's Asian edition, the Wall Street Journal reported on President Clinton's dismissive response to a...
Clinton’s Parting Shot at International Religious Freedom
(Washington, D.C.): On 19 December, President Clinton fired off a letter to U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chairman...
PetroChina Coalition Urges American Shareholders to Divest — and to Expand Political Risk’ Assessments
(Washington, D.C.): A large coalition of non-governmental groups (NGOs) from across the political spectrum chose Pearl Harbor Day to call...
Sobering up on China
(Washington, D.C.): An amazing thing happened in Wednesday's Washington Post: Readers were informed in a front-page article that Communist China...
U.S. Religious Freedom Commission Challenges President Clinton On Upcoming China Sovereign Bond Offering
(Washington, D.C.): The next major development in the escalating controversy over Chinese efforts to finance odious activities on the U.S....
Time to Raise the General Knowledge Level’ on China
(Washington, D.C.): Hong Kong's still-independent press is having a field day with an unusual PDA (public display of aggressiveness) by...
Sinopec Case Again Points to Beijing’s Deception in U.S. Equity Market; Far Eastern Economic Review Scorches S.E.C and Wall Street
(Washington, D.C.): An extraordinary article by Murray Heibert appeared yesterday in the prestigious Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) under the...
Sinopec Comes to Market as China Taps Unsuspecting U.S. Investors for Funds to Support Nefarious Activities
(Washington, D.C.): The listing and trading of a $3.4 billion Initial Public Offering by China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec)...
Senate’s Approval of P.N.T.R. Sets the Stage for China to Renew its Penetration of the U.S. Bond Market
(Washington, D.C.): According to a September 16 Reuters report, the government of China intends to reenter the U.S. bond market...
China’s Missile BusinessWashington Post, 14 July 2000
INTELLIGENCE reports indicate that China is helping nuclear-armed Pakistan build long-range ballistic missiles. The problem persists after the visit to...
Clinton Legacy Watch #49: Rogue States by Any Other Name… North Korea Still a Threat; China is a Country of Concern’
(Washington, D.C.): Last week, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright offered fresh proof that the Clinton-Gore foreign policy can accurately be...
Foreign Policy in U.S. marketsFinancial Times, 24 May 2000
By Thomas Catn, Joshua Chaffin and Stephen Fidler
By Thomas Catn, Joshua Chaffin and Stephen Fidler
To enforce its will around the world, Washington has traditionally relied on the time-honoured trade embargo. But under a new...
With PNTR Approved, U.S. Capital Markets Take Center Stage Thompson Legislation Focuses on Proliferators’ Access
(Washington, D.C.): As the Clinton Administration celebrates its foreign policy victory over human rights-, religious freedom- and national security-minded opponents...
Say No To ChinaBy Jim Hoagland
The Washington Post, 21 May 2000
The Washington Post, 21 May 2000
Appeals to greed and fear should provide a quick victory to those that deploy them in any argument decided by...