ChinaDailyNews,Week 9,2011

...China who have sought to sow chaos in the country on the heels of change in the Middle East. The editorial clearly targets the recent so-called “Jasmine Revolution” calls made online for gatherings of citizens at specified locations in Beijing and other major Chinese cities. “Conscientiously Preserving Social Harmony and Stability”  Latest Directives From the Ministry of Truth, February 24-March 1, 2011...Republic of China” and related laws and regulations, at the same that citizens’ legal freedom of speech is protected, it is forbidden to use the Internet, instant messaging tools, the media, and other methods to engage in the following behavior: 1) organizing or inciting resistance, violating what is covered by the constitution, laws,  The Coming Economic Collapse Revisited...trade with China. In an effort to boost profits, large scale US manufacturers and other multinational firms began outsourcing their manufacturing jobs to the People’s Republic soon after.   When other industries realized the kind of money that can be saved by sending work overseas, they soon followed suit.  The cost of capital...including China, but for different reasons. It is unlikely to end well. And what is this malaise? The failure to adhere to capitalism’s most basic discipline – the cost of capital. This blog, by the way, is dedicated to Peter, who in my blog China’s unasked questions paraphrased me as saying that China is fine, “except for some minor weakness   Country PEG Ratios...China tops the list with the best country PEG ratio at 1.94.  It is followed very closely by India at 1.95.  Both China and India have higher than average P/E ratios, but their GDP growth more than makes up for it at 9.50% and 8.50%, respectively.  Singapore and Russia, which rank 3rd and 4th, get to their low PEGs by having much lower  Please read the other interesting articles here.