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Essay: East Asian Alliance
Superficial and largely theatrical bickering notwithstanding, Tokyo and Beijing are joined in a tacit East Asian alliance. (This article was first published in the London-based magazine Prospect in May 2004.) China is now widely seen as the coming superpower. But … Continue reading
Posted in China, Global economy, Japan, Press, Sino-Japanese relations, Trade
Tagged aid, beijing, greg austin, james mann, kaifu, karaoke, nixon, plasma screens, Sino-Japanese relations, stuart harris, tourist
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The anomalous position of Christopher LaFleur
When the history of American trade policy is written, people will ask what the U.S. State Department was doing. An insight into the answer can be gleaned in the career of Christopher LaFleur. At a crucial time for US-Japan trade … Continue reading
Posted in American decline, Global economy, Japan, Press, Trade
Tagged christopher lafleur, chrysanthemum club, cia, embassy, fsx, ivan p. hall, jeff shear, miyazawa, paul o'neill, technology transfer, tokyo, tom foley
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Political advantage: A classic article by Pat Choate
This classic article on the Japanese trade lobby by Pat Choate, which was first published in the September-October 1990 issue of the Harvard Business Review, is presented here with the permission of the author. Political Advantage: Japan’s Campaign for America By … Continue reading
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Tagged chalmers johnson, charles von loewenfeldt, chrysanthemum club, consumers for world trade, david olive, Donald Riegle, fujisankei, george packard, harvard business review, herbert e. meyer, industrial espionage, inhofe, japan bashing, japanese trade lobby, john young, keidanren, kevin kearns, miti, pat choate, reagan, rehm, revolving door, toshiba machine, vers, von raab
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