Category Archives: China

China Parries US Tax Reform

Posted on January 17, 2018 by William Holland

The single greatest threat China has is US tax reform and the consequential repatriation of hundreds of millions of dollars back to the US.  Although this would damage both the Fed’s and Treasury’s historical mien of demand based inflation, an … Continue reading →

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Xi Consolidates: China Stagnates

Posted on October 26, 2017 by William Holland

If self determination is the criteria for growth, China and other praetorian regimes throughout the world are going to have a tough time managing open political regimes with econometrics resembling autocracy.  The capital flows of globalization threatens these kind of … Continue reading →

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China’s Slow Turn Toward Market Economy Status

Posted on October 11, 2017 by William Holland

When Xi consolidates his rule throughout the Party Congress this November 18, we should expect him to appoint a new Central Bank chair.  The success of Zhou Xiaochan, China’s current monetary authority will be a difficult act to follow.  Xiaochan was … Continue reading →

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Warcraft As Statecraft: A Synoptic View of Hegemony from Asia

Posted on September 4, 2017 by William Holland

The opening of BRICS summit in Xiamen China yesterday was instructive, for it taught American force planners how best to view our own weaknesses regarding the dismal science, conflict and trade.  Asian political economies aren’t dovish; Hayek’s concept of an … Continue reading →

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Framework & Rhetoric: Structuring A Coherent South Asian Policy

Posted on August 29, 2017 by William Holland

The overt managerial didacticism on display last Monday isn’t helpful in the articulation and execution of statecraft.  Our enemies are on the rise throughout South Asia, this isn’t something anyone on the alternate right really understands.  We don’t have the … Continue reading →

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What Trump Gets Right About Trade

Posted on May 29, 2017 by William Holland

Professionals don’t get paid to think.  They get paid to earn a living.  This means that the vast majority of the chatter-class in think tanks, Universities and the media commintariat earn their wares diachronically.  That means they specialize in presenting … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s Mercantilist Regime

Posted on April 4, 2017 by William Holland

Beijing wishes to sustain its side of the U.S. – China bilateral relation, Beijing cannot afford to find itself alienated because it cannot replace an American partner.  Beijing also has to recognize that it has already implicitly declared war against … Continue reading →

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