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Pocketbook Predictions for Presidential Elections
February 2nd, 2012 · 3 CommentsTags: Features
Gerald Ford, Race & the Presidency
January 16th, 2012 · No CommentsTags: Features
State of the Arts
December 18th, 2011 · 1 CommentTags: Features
Travelocity or Trojan Horse?
November 18th, 2011 · 2 CommentsTags: Features
Spiritual Warfare
October 17th, 2011 · 8 CommentsTags: Features
‘Feeling for the Stones’
September 18th, 2011 · 14 CommentsCover Story ‘Feeling for the Stones’ by Tom WatkinsSeptember 18, 2011 It was a fourth grade teacher who sparked my interest in all things China four decades ago while I was growing up in the shadow of our nation’s Capitol. But in those days of McCarthyism and the Red Scare, the Cold War, Mao’s Great [...]
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Engaging Chinese Government Officials
September 18th, 2011 · 1 CommentCover Story Engaging Chinese Government Officials by Robert FicanoSeptember 18, 2011 When Japanese automakers were looking to build manufacturing plants in the United States in the 1970s and 80s, Michigan did not seize the opportunity. Consequently, Japan did not invest in Michigan. We missed a giant opportunity. We are not letting that happen with China. [...]
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Can Snyder Manage the Complex Relationship?
September 18th, 2011 · 2 CommentsCover Story Can Snyder Manage the Complex Relationship? by Mark BrewerSeptember 18, 2011 Michigan has a complex relationship with the People’s Republic of China. One economic trip in search of Chinese investment in Michigan, while laudable, does not successfully address the entire relationship. Governor Rick Snyder, who prides himself as a successful manager, must develop [...]
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Re-examining the Michigan-China Relationship
September 18th, 2011 · No CommentsCover Story Re-Examining the Michigan-China Relationship by Fred MillerSeptember 18, 2011 Trade with China has often been a divisive issue — understandably so, because the benefits to Michigan have been to a select few while the losses have been felt by too many. To most Michigan residents, trade with China has meant exporting good paying [...]
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Pushing for an End to Chinese Currency Manipulation
September 18th, 2011 · 1 CommentCover Story Pushing for an End to Chinese Currency Manipulation by Sander LevinSeptember 18, 2011 Gov. Rick Snyder’s trip to China comes amidst increasing calls for the U.S. to crack down on China’s manipulation of its currency. Last fall, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that I co-authored to do just that. Majorities [...]
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