Monthly Archives: December 2016

China’s Sustainable Aquaculture: “the biggest threat to humanity?”

Posted on December 28, 2016 by grehmke

Public health concerns can restrict individual liberty. Typhoid Mary lost her liberty and freedom of association due to a microbe she carried, even though she was in good health. Similarly, Chinese companies raising seafood safe for U.S. consumers are creating a public … Continue reading →

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US/China Civil Society Engagement

Posted on December 23, 2016 by grehmke

In April, 2016 China’s government launched a new effort to restrict and control its society. “Clampdown in China Restricts 7,000 Foreign Organizations,” (New York Times, April 28, 2016) begins: China took a major step on Thursday in President Xi Jinping’s … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of China’s One-Child Policy

Posted on December 16, 2016 by grehmke

In “The Legacy of China’s One-Child Policy,” (Time, Dec. 13, 2016), Hannah Beach reports on the sad reality of China’s misguided 1979 policy of limiting most families to one child. Some costs of China’s family planning, which limited most urban families to a … Continue reading →

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YP International Trade Agreements Essay Contest, Jan. 1 Deadline

Posted on December 9, 2016 by grehmke

This year’s scholarship winners will be announced late January 2017. More on contest here. The topic for the 2016-2017 scholarship essay contest is:   “Are international free trade agreements in the best interest of the United States? Why or why not?” … Continue reading →

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U.S. Factories Rely on Chinese-Made Materials

Posted on December 3, 2016 by grehmke

Earlier posts have discussed supply-chain networks that bind U.S. manufacturers with Chinese and Mexican factories producing intermediate goods and materials. “Trump’s Tough Trade Talk Could Damage American Factories,” (New York Times, December 2, 2016) examines the US/China trade debate, looking … Continue reading →

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Washing Machines and China Trade Policy

Posted on December 1, 2016 by grehmke

Around the world women wash clothes and most wash by hand since they lack access to electricity, or access to enough electricity to power a washing machine. Access to modern washing machines, like access to cars, matters for teenagers and … Continue reading →

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