There are recent stories coming out of China about how during the good ol' days when American and other foreign businesses and companies, who outsourced production jobs and research facilities to China, and benefited greatly (read: financially), are now unhappy about recent declarations by the Chinese central government...
Well, it appears the early days (1980s and the 1990s) of China's development and its government's enthusiasm for foreign economic intervention into their domestic economy is now fading...
The Chinese central government has recently declared that companies doing business on Chinese soil - specifically research and the creation of new technologies - will be expected to share these new technological discoveries with their Chinese competitors...
If this new initiative, declared by the Chinese national government, becomes the standard operation procedure in China for foreign companies...How soon will these foreign companies become non-competitive because the local companies will have access to same technologies that they have developed, and were used to guarantee these foreign companies a competitive foothold in China's growing marketplace?....
It appears that China is not going to allow itself to be shamefully exploited as it was in the early 19th century - which led to the Opium Wars and foreign intervention on an unpredendented scale...It may be the case that China is making sure that history does not repeat itself in the 21st century...
Question: If the Chinese central government insists that foreign companies who create new technologies - in China - must hand it over to Chinese companies...What then?...How long will those (current) big profits last for foreign companies when they no longer have a clear competitive edge over its Chinese competitors?...When Chinese consumers begin buying more and more products from Chinese companies - will globalization appear as wonderful to foreign investors as it did just a few years ago?...I doubt it...
Why?...Because there is a war for wealth occurring between the emerging economies in the world (China, Brazil, India and Russia), and the West (U.S., EU, Japan, including Australia and Canada)...
In short, nationalism always trumps economics; All politics is local...Tip O'Neill had it right so many years ago...His observation about American politics is now quite relevant for international politics as well...Buckle your seatbelts, America, it's going to be a bumpy ride!!!...
Randall Doyle - Background
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Central Michigan University
History Department
106 Powers Hall
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Tel (989) 774-1094 Fax (989) 774-1156
Dr. Randall Doyle has taught East Asian History, Pacific Rim History, Modern China and American Diplomatic History at Central Michigan University since 2005. Dr. Doyle has studied, taught and/or lived in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America during his academic career.
Professor Doyle has recently published a new book, The Roots of War in the 21st Century: Geography, Hegemony, and Politics in Asia-Pacific; the book was nominated for the Lionel Gelber Book Prize in 2010. This particular literary competition is for books concerning international affairs.
In 2009, Dr. Doyle was a Teaching Fellow at Aichi University in Nagoya, Japan; He lectured on Chinese Law and Politics. Professor Doyle was also a Research Fellow at the International Center for Chinese Studies (ICCS) at Aichi University.
Also, in 2009, Dr. Doyle was a Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Beijing, China. And, he was a Visiting Scholar at Catholic University in South Korea, where he presented an academic paper at an international technology conference.
In 2008, Professor Doyle taught, as a Teaching Fellow, American Diplomatic History at North China University of Technology (NCUT) in Beijing, China; He was a Research Fellow from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Beijing, China. Dr. Doyle also visited Vietnam for the first time.
In 2007, Professor Doyle taught, as a Teaching Fellow, U.S. Government and Politics at North China University of Technology (NCUT) in Beijing, China; Dr. Doyle, as a Visiting Scholar, spoke on the major geopolitical issues confronting America, China and the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st Century at the International Center for Chinese Studies (ICCS) at Aichi University in Nagoya, Japan. And, Professor Doyle was invited to speak at an international conference at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.
Also, in 2007, Dr. Doyle received a Research Fellowship from the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Research Centre at the University of South Australia, to research and study the origins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – which is one of the primary regional institutions concerning economic and trade issues.
Professor Doyle’s current research for his next book, Modern China and the New World: The Reemergence of the Middle Kingdom in the 21st Century (due in 2011); it focuses upon the modernization and empowerment of modern China, and its potential future role within the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in the international community.
Professor Doyle’s first encounters with Asia occurred during his stint in the U.S Navy (1976-1980) – he was stationed overseas at U.S. naval communication bases in Western Australia (NCS Harold E. Holt) and Guam (Naval Communications Station).
Central Michigan University
History Department
106 Powers Hall
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Tel (989) 774-1094 Fax (989) 774-1156
Dr. Randall Doyle has taught East Asian History, Pacific Rim History, Modern China and American Diplomatic History at Central Michigan University since 2005. Dr. Doyle has studied, taught and/or lived in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America during his academic career.
Professor Doyle has recently published a new book, The Roots of War in the 21st Century: Geography, Hegemony, and Politics in Asia-Pacific; the book was nominated for the Lionel Gelber Book Prize in 2010. This particular literary competition is for books concerning international affairs.
In 2009, Dr. Doyle was a Teaching Fellow at Aichi University in Nagoya, Japan; He lectured on Chinese Law and Politics. Professor Doyle was also a Research Fellow at the International Center for Chinese Studies (ICCS) at Aichi University.
Also, in 2009, Dr. Doyle was a Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Beijing, China. And, he was a Visiting Scholar at Catholic University in South Korea, where he presented an academic paper at an international technology conference.
In 2008, Professor Doyle taught, as a Teaching Fellow, American Diplomatic History at North China University of Technology (NCUT) in Beijing, China; He was a Research Fellow from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) in Beijing, China. Dr. Doyle also visited Vietnam for the first time.
In 2007, Professor Doyle taught, as a Teaching Fellow, U.S. Government and Politics at North China University of Technology (NCUT) in Beijing, China; Dr. Doyle, as a Visiting Scholar, spoke on the major geopolitical issues confronting America, China and the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st Century at the International Center for Chinese Studies (ICCS) at Aichi University in Nagoya, Japan. And, Professor Doyle was invited to speak at an international conference at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.
Also, in 2007, Dr. Doyle received a Research Fellowship from the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Research Centre at the University of South Australia, to research and study the origins of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – which is one of the primary regional institutions concerning economic and trade issues.
Professor Doyle’s current research for his next book, Modern China and the New World: The Reemergence of the Middle Kingdom in the 21st Century (due in 2011); it focuses upon the modernization and empowerment of modern China, and its potential future role within the Asia-Pacific region, as well as in the international community.
Professor Doyle’s first encounters with Asia occurred during his stint in the U.S Navy (1976-1980) – he was stationed overseas at U.S. naval communication bases in Western Australia (NCS Harold E. Holt) and Guam (Naval Communications Station).
Monday, April 19, 2010
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