Comments on: Rural Economy Key to India Achieving Double-Digit Growth

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:08:57 +0000

To,
The_Observer,
Thanks for the link. Yes, I agree with almost everything written. Some good books to read on China include :- 1) Poorly Made in China by Paul Midler
2) China : Fragile Superpower by Shirk
3) The Coming China Wars by Peter Navarro
4) Prisoner of the State :The Secret Journal of Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang
Cheers,
Carlos.

By: The_Observer

The_Observer — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:52:04 +0000

@Carlos
Also more in your line of thinking is the article, “The Communist China Price” from ‘China Briefing’ (link on the left)

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:56:11 +0000

To,
The_Observer,
Yes, I am aware of that. Since, Honeywell was being discussed, I continued here.
If you want to we can continue to debate/argue on the Honeywell thread.
Cheers,
Carlos.

By: The_Observer

The_Observer — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:29:02 +0000

@Carlos
All good for debate but you’ve put your entries in the wrong post. This one is about agriculture and rural poverty in India. Chris has an post on Honeywell and Chinese manufacturing. The link on the right under “Most Popular”.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:15:04 +0000

The CEO’s of Siemens and BASF have also been critical of Chinese investment policy lately. Read the latest in the Financial Times, London. They talk about favouritism towards Chinese companies, demand for transfer of technology, etc, etc. In reply, dictator Wen told them to “calm down” and that it was only natural that a father would look after the wants of his family first I am frankly not surprised in the least.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:18:54 +0000

To,
The_Observer,
The US$ 10 billion that you are refering to is an estimate of gross revenue. I was wondering about what their net profitability would be and whether that NP (however big or small) could be considered as free cash flow or would have to be ploughed back.
The American (Immelt of GE) MNC’s are now beginning to wonder whether its worth their while (after being in China for almost 2 decades) to continue to invest in China. Read about that on Financial Times…article titled “Multinationals right to demand proper returns after decades of investment”.

By: Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:06:57 +0000

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By: The_Observer

The_Observer — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:25:52 +0000

@Carlos
Why are you so uptight?
I thought the link relevant here. You will find an “original” comment of mine on the article for Honeywell on this site. I might add that the article mentions up to USD $10b to be made by Honeywell on that deal. It’s the large domestic market that China has and the deals to be done there that draws the foreign investment in.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:14:22 +0000

How many times do you repeat the same links on this website ??

Are you trying to make some point here ???

How about Honeywell helping out China in making their “domestic” aircraft ??? There are scores of foreign mfrs “helping” China out in various technological fields.
I only hope they get paid for their efforts.

By: The_Observer

The_Observer — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:49:16 +0000

And to that end India is asking China to help out with food storage and processing. See:

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LG21Df01.html