The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends That Will Disrupt the World (22 page)
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Authors: Shaun Rein
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inflexibility of
problems with
reform of, need for
rote memorization, emphasis on
student preparedness, lack of
studying abroad as alternative to
university application process, flaws of
university graduates, growth of
U.S. system
vs
.
EF Education
Egypt
E-House
Eight Immortals
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Emily (young woman)
employee turnover
in China
in U.S.
energy
prices, increases in
problems in China
renminbi appreciation of and
England.
See
London; United Kingdom
entrepreneurs.
See
Chinese entrepreneurs
Erdos, China
Ericsson
Eton University
Europe
China as solution to debt in
Chinese investment in
debt crisis in
investment in China from
exams, emphasis on
F
Facebook, blocking
factionalism
factories, in China
automated production in
better work conditions, demand for in
problems for
production line improvements
relocation of
renminbi appreciation, unrest and
rethinking locations
robots in
sizes of
Fallows, James
family dynamics, in China
descriptions of
women’s role, changes in
See also
gender equality, in China
farming
conditions in China
farm jobs in U.S.
nut farming in China
fast food restaurants.
See
food production/food supply; Kentucky Fried Chicken
female infanticide
female-male imbalance
Fendi Casa
Ferrari
Ferriss, Tim
Fields, Patricia
financial crisis
China as scapegoat for
China’s business market, effect on
China’s growth, effect on
developing world, power shift in
dot-com bubble
Great Recession
job loss in U.S.
Lehman Brothers
Finland
flexibility, importance of
Flippo, Chet
food prices, increase in
food production/food supply
China’s need to import
consumer demand for quality in
global fears about quality
healthy
vs
. safe
marketing opportunities in
problems with
safety of, consumer demand for
food scandals
Ajisen noodles
baby formula
milk/dairy scandal
Walmart organic meat
Forbes
China Rich List
Forbidden City, China
foreigners, Chinese view of
foreign investment, Chinese
in Canada
global anger about
foreign investment, into China
from investment banks
Italy
foreign investments, Chinese
in Africa
in Australia
barriers against
China
vs
. Japan, differences in
in Europe
international brands, buying
in Pakistan
in U.S.
winning support by giving
foreign policy, Chinese
Fosun Group
Foxconn
France
freedom
American
vs
. Chinese views of
improvement to in China
of speech
free trade
anti-free-trade sentiments
China policies on
support for
U.S. policies on, anger about
free-trade economics
Frito-Lay
furniture manufacturing.
See
“Laura Furniture”
G
Gabon
Gadhafi, Moammar
Gahiji (African student)
gaijin
Gang of Four
gaokao
Gap
Garnaut, Ross
Geely
Gehrig, Lou
gender equality, in China
female infanticide
improvement in
inequality and
male-female imbalance
positive trends toward
sex-selective abortions
women’s roles, economic growth and
General Electric (GE)
General Electric X-Ray
General Motors
Gephardt, Richard
Germany
ghost cities
Giant Interactive
Gibbs, Bob
global power shifts
See also
China, rise and power of
Global Times
GNC
Goldman Sachs
gongan
Google
Baidu
vs
.
on China stealing code
investment in China by
government.
See
Chinese government; United States government
Grable, Betty
Great Recession
See also
financial crisis
Greece
gross domestic product (GDP), China
Guangdong Province
Guangzhou, China
Guantánamo
guanxi
See also
connections
Guardian
newspaper
Gucci
Guo Guanchang
H
Haier
Hainan Island
Halliburton
Hangzhou, China
Harrods
Harvard University
health
vs
. safety
See also
food production/food supply
Helen (Chinese student)
Hello Kitty
Henan Province
high-speed train scandal
highway system, U.S.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts
H&M
Hollywood
Holocaust
Home Depot
home improvement chains
Hong Kong
housing, in China
affordable housing, lack of
limits on buying
living conditions
See also
real estate development
housing benefits
housing prices, increase of
in Australia
in China
HTC
Huawei
Huffington Post
Hu Jintao
human capital, value of
human rights, in China
freedom of speech
improvements in
living conditions and
one-child policy
social media, blocking of
U.S.-China relations and
See also
gender equality, in China
Hurun Report
Hutu people
Hu Yaobang
I
IBM
ICBC bank
IKEA
IMF.
See
International Monetary Fund
income gaps
Independent Commission Against Corruption
India
Indonesia, relocation to
infanticide, female
inflation
China’s growth and risks of
consumption and low rates in U.S.
raw-material inflation in China
infrastructure.
See
construction of infrastructure, in China
Intel
intellectual property
China stealing from West, views on
DVDs/CDs, piracy of
enforcement, problems with
fake Subway sandwich shop
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Internet, in China
baby products forums on
blocking and censorship of
oversight ministries in China, corruption in
as privately-owned business sector
iPad/iPhone
Iran
Iraq war
iron ore, demand for
from Africa
from Australia
global demand
Italy
barriers to trade with China in
China’s rise, potential benefits for
Chinese investment in
debt crisis in
J
Jack (friend)
Jacob (marketing head)
Japan
as America’s 1960s bogeyman
conflicts with
economic stagnation in
financial problems and debt of
fixed investments, spending on
infrastructure spending
vs
. China
luxury market, 1980s influence on
South China Sea, struggle for
U.S. relations with, post-WW II
U.S.
vs
.
Japan as Number One (Vogel)
Japanese companies
American’s discounting of
brands
management systems
vs
. China
Jenny Lou’s
Jiang Qing (Lan Ping)
Jiangxi, China
Jiang Zemin
Jianying, Ye
Jiao Tong University
job creation, U.S.
job opportunities, in China.
See
workers, Chinese
Jobs, Steve
Joe (friend)
Jonhs Hopkins University
Julie (young woman)
JWT
K
Kaevan (student)
Kangxi (Emperor)
Karen (friend)
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)
flavors targeting Chinese women
food safety changes, influence on
as luxury in 1990s China
profit revenues in China
strategy development in China
trusted as safe
vs
. healthy
Kenya Airways
Kenzo Maison
Kerry, John
Kissinger, Henry
Kodak
Korea Foundation
Korean brands
Kraft
Krugman, Paul
Kung Hao, China
L
labor costs, rise of
labor surplus, wages and
La Maison
land appropriations and evictions
Lan Ping (Jiang Qing)
“Laura Furniture”
Lehman Brothers
Lenovo
Lewis, Arthur
Lewisian turning point
LG Electronics
Liang Wengen
Libya
Libyan National Transitional Council
life spans, in China
Li & Fung
Lili Li
Lin, Justin
Lingzi
Li Ning
Li Peng
Li Shufu
Little Qian (maid)
LiuGong
Liu Xiaobo
Liu Zhijun
living conditions, in China
Li Xiaolin
Lo, Jessica
London
China spying on, fears about
government-installed cameras in
riots of 2011
Long March
L’Oreal
Lotus supermarket
Louis Vuitton
loyalty.
See
trust, building consumer
loyalty programs.
See
VIP loyalty programs
Luo Dan
Luo Jingyu
luxury brands
Chinese desire for
Chinese women, desire for
foreign models for branding
Japan 1980s influence on
positioning, price
vs
. aspirations
tarriffs on
trust building for
M
Ma, Jack
Madame Mao.
See
Jiang Qing
“Made in China” labels
Major, John
Makihara, Minoru
male-female imbalance
management systems, China
vs
. Japan
Manassen
Manchukuo, China
Mandarin language training
manufacturing.
See
factories, Chinese
Mao Zedong
Marks & Spencer
Mattel
McDonald’s
McGill University
McGregor, James
meat products
Chinese demand for, increase in
as luxury in 1990s China
Walmart organic meat scandal
media, Western
anti-China headlines in
on China, misinformation and stereotypes
Chinese government, criticism of
Chinese land protests, depiction of
Chinese women, portrayals of
rural China riots, depiction of
social media, blocking of
medical care, in China
improvements to
lack of
pollution and
medical devices industry
melamine
Melanie (young woman)
memorization, in education
Mengniu Dairy
Mercedes-Benz
Mexico, income gaps in
microblogging sites
Microsoft
middle class, Chinese
average living conditions of
consumer spending, growth of
luxury brands, desire for
Western views of
Middle East
“middle income traps”
migrant workers
military actions, potential for
milk scandal
millionaires.
See
billionaires/millionaires, Chinese
Mimi (Chinese student)
Mindray
Ministry of Education, China
Ministry of Health, China
Miranda (Australian student)
morality campaign
Motorola
Mr. Zhou (billionaire)
Mubarak, Hosni
Mueller, Robert
Musashi, Miyamoto
Muslim uprisings
Myanmar
N
Nanjing Road
Nankai University
National Association of Home Builders
Nationalist Party, China
natural resources
in Africa
in Australia
in Canada
China’s demand for, world affairs and
China’s growth and depletion of
China’s lack of, price increases and
copper
iron ore
oil and gas
Nazis
Negishi, Ei-ichi
Nestlé
New Oriental
New Weekly
magazine
New York City
New York Stock Exchange
New York Times
NGOs
Nike
9/11 attacks
Ningbo, China
Nobel Prize winners
in chemistry
in economics
lack of Chinese scientists as
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
noninterference foreign policy
nut farming
O
Obama, Barack
anti-Chinese rhetoric by
immigration policies of
job creation bill
Occupy Wall Street protests
Ogilvy & Mather
Ohio
oil, Chinese demand for
oil prices, increase in
