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China

Announcement: I am withdrawing from China

by Rod Edwards on March 24, 2010

Joining my comrades-in-arms at Google, Dell, and GoDaddy, I am withdrawing from China too. Insert marketing copy about moral high ground here. Note to accounting – looks like we found a solution for the financial black hole that is our China operation. If you can’t beat ‘em, withdraw in a righteous huff and make hay with the PR flacks.

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Labour shortage in China is an opportunity for unemployed North Americans

by Rod Edwards on February 23, 2010

Were all familiar with the concept of guest workers, right? If were willing to employ them, are we willing to be them?

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT's factory in southern China is running short of about 800-1,000 workers, about 10% of its regular personnel, due to a prevailing labor shortage in the region and eastern China, according to the company.

via Lite-On IT China factory facing labor shortage.

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China Putting Economic Stimulus Dollars into Public Transport

February 3, 2009

From StimulusBike: With the Chinese economy hit hard by the world wide recession, the Chinese government is making the move away from the automobile as a main source of transportation. They are spending more on passenger rail lines and less on highways. For further reference, also see the WorldBank: The global economic crisis is an [...]

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