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To: RealMuLan who wrote (1285)	11/8/2003 1:57:22 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6370

China presents trade challenge for companies U.S. manufacturing shrinking By Craig Wolf Poughkeepsie Journal NEWBURGH -- America's factories are having trouble from two governments -- ours and China's -- a speaker from the National Association of Manufacturers told a mid-Hudson audience Friday. From Beijing, America needs a willingness to play by international trade rules. From Washington, what's needed is fewer rules overall, said Patrick Cleary, senior vice president of the group. His listeners were about 100 members and guests of the Council of Industry of Southeastern New York, gathered at the Powelton Club here for the council's annual luncheon. The nation's manufacturing base is strong but shrinking, and it can't go on this way forever without consequences affecting everyone, Cleary said. ''If the manufacturing continues to shrink at its present rate, the critical mass will be lost and the innovation will shift to other countries,'' Cleary said. Then, the American standard of living will drop. poughkeepsiejournal.com

To: RealMuLan who wrote (1285)	11/10/2003 4:41:33 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 6370

CHINESE REGIONAL CONFERENCE IS A SURPRISE The *Boao Forum for Asia* [], an annual conference on regional affairs on the island of Hainan, was a pleasant surprise for delegates. Last year the Asian equivalent of the World Economic Forum in Davos was criticized as poorly organized. This year, 1,200 delegates stayed in a new luxury hotel run by the French Sofitel chain and developed by China's Cosco shipping line and Indonesia's Salim Group. Chinese leaders used the forum to dispel notions of China's rise as a threat to peace. "China's only choice is to strive to rise, more importantly, to strive for peaceful rise," said Zheng Bijian, a close aide to China's president. Asian financial figures voiced support for a stable renminbi, a revival of the idea of an Asian Monetary Fund and eventually for one Asian currency. "The message was very clear," said an Indonesian delegate. "China wants to convince the world of its good-neighbourhood policy." feer.com [] boaoforum.org