World Politics Review

Leading Indicators: Off the Radar News Roundup


By Judah Grunstein | 14 Dec 2009

- Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Central Asia was timed to announce the opening of a new section of a Central Asian gas pipeline that will eventually connect China directly to Central Asian reserves. A rare three-page analysis piece from the People's Daily.

- The People's Daily runs another warning about China's housing bubble. Greenspan already tried the "bubble as recovery" idea and it ended badly. Reminds me of Albert Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing and expecting different results. ...