by Ann Lee | Mar 7, 2012 | China, Economic forecast, Economy, Government, innovation, Politics, tariffs, taxes, Trade
U.S.-China Trade: Headed for Trade War? (also on HuffPo and Policy Shop) Reuters has reported that a bill about to be signed by Obama will allow existing tariffs on imported goods from China to stay in place after they were threatened by a court ruling. At a time...
by Ann Lee | Feb 1, 2012 | innovation, marketing, social media
The buzz around Facebook’s upcoming IPO has reached a fever pitch, and many entrepreneurs have Mark Zuckerberg envy. But however impressive Facebook’s business is, we must not confuse it with “innovation.” Too often, Facebook is cited as an example of America’s...
by Ann Lee | Dec 12, 2011 | competency, confucianism, education, finance, financial sector, foreign policy, innovation, jobs, Policy, work ethic
10 Lessons the U.S. Can Learn from China (a sampling of ideas in my book) (also on HuffPo) 1. Invest in education. Education is the most important foundation that the U.S. can invest in, and test scores across the country are rapidly falling behind the rest...