Word: chen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...charge leveled at Japan is that it uses cheap labor in other Asian countries but is unwilling to share technology. Says C.C. Chen, senior vice president of the International Commercial Bank of China in Taiwan: "What we need from foreign investment is not so much capital as access to technology. But the Japanese are not going to divulge any trade secrets, even to their joint-venture partners." When South Korea's President Chun Doo Hwan visited Tokyo last fall, he brought a shopping list of 47 technologies in industries ranging from textiles to computers. So far, Japanese companies have refused...
...president of Harvard's Asian-American Students Association, Pauline W. Chen '86, said the letter received unanimous support...
...time, exports of electronics goods ($4.85 billion) surpassed shipments of textiles ($4.6 billion). The biggest surge has come in sales of computer accessories, including terminals, disk drives and printers. Spurred by an 18% increase in exports this year, Taiwan's overall growth rate is about 9%. In 1985, Chen predicted, the pace of expansion will be about...
Without dismissing such concerns, ic TIME economists said that the current prosperity in Pacific nations would smooth leadership transitions. Said Chen: "In many cases, if an economy does well, it helps stabilize the political situation." Agreed Villegas: "Compared with the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, East Asia is a haven of political stability...
...nations can partially insulate themselves from Western protectionism if they expand trade with one another. Several countries are excited about China's new eagerness to boost imports and forge economic alliances. Hong Kong's exports to China have risen 81% this year. "For the first time," said Chen, "China has become a very significant market for Hong Kong's products...