Americanization of The World: An Undeniable Reality?

Editor’s note: This article was originally written and attached as an Appendix to the 2009 paper titled, “Critical Analysis on ‘Soft Power and Global Politics’”  (http://www.4thmedia.org/2012/01/20/critical-analysis-on-%e2%80%9csoft-power-and-global-politics%e2%80%9d/) Prof. Chung presented at the International Conference on “Soft Power and…

U.S. Shots at China Trade May Backfire

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) — U.S. politicians have aimed a barrage of critiques at China’s trade policies recently but the shots from the crisis-plagued economy of the United States are likely to miss their target,…

Forecasting Economic Decline

Economic analyst Harry Dent’s 2009 book, titled “The Great Depression Ahead”became a national bestseller. He predicted the current crisis and worse ahead. His new book, co-authored with Rodney Johnson, predicts “The Great Crash Ahead.” He calls it inevitable…

Why Are the Chinese Buying Record Quantities of Gold?

This month, the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department reportedthat China imported 102,779 kilograms of gold from Hong Kong in November, an increase from October’s 86,299 kilograms.  Beijing does not release gold trade figures, so for…