Ged Carroll

China Inc. – The 800-pound dragon in the room

Published: (Updated: ) in china | 中國 | 중국 | 中華, economics | 經濟學 | 경제학 | 経済, ideas | 想法 | 생각 | 考える by renaissance chambara aka Ged Carroll.

The New York Times has a great review of China Inc. by Ted C. Fishman which highlights the growing economic might of China. Some interesting facts and figures featured in the review of the book include: From 1982 through 2002, the United States economy grew at an annual rate of 3.3 percent. China’s economy grew […]

Lead the internet

Published: (Updated: ) in china | 中國 | 중국 | 中華, innovation | 革新 | 독창성 | 改変, online | 線上 | 온라인으로 | オンライン, technology | 技術 | 기술 | テクノロジー, telecoms | 電信 | 통신 | テレコム, wireless | 無線 |무선 네트워크 | 無線 by renaissance chambara aka Ged Carroll.

America historically has been the best position to lead the Internet. It deliberately set up multilateral open bodies that set many of the technology standards. It benefited from this approach and is now home to many of the main companies whose technology underpins and makes use of the Internet. That might be changing. A small […]