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...After almost four years and 15 rounds of what Wellington's ambassador to China Tony Browne calls "a very detailed, very complicated, very elaborate negotiation," New Zealand is on track to become, on April 7, the first developed nation to sign a free-trade pact with the market the whole world is courting. "It's a bit like getting the first date with the best-looking girl on the block," says Stuart Ferguson, chairman of the New Zealand-China Trade Association: in this case, ahead of suitors Australia, Norway and India. Details are a closely held secret, but the deal...
...barriers - China's go as high as 38%, while New Zealand has almost none - and agrarian Kiwis' growing dependence on Chinese machinery, electronics, clothing and furniture are tilting the scales ever more steeply in Beijing's favor. New Zealand's trade deficit with China is its biggest with any nation: $2.7 billion, up fourfold since...
...Obama addressed the Wright problem before it assumed crisis proportions. In doing so, he displayed a clarity and depth of vision that I have not witnessed in any other politician. His speech was courageous and honest. Above all it showed remarkable faith in our nation's ability to see in shades of gray, rather than black and white. If this is an indication of how he would handle the presidency, I say hallelujah and amen. Farhat Biviji, Cherry Hill, New Jersey...
...crisis is especially unsettling because it is self-inflicted. Over the past two decades, through the crippling process of outsourcing, we have relinquished our leads in manufacturing, engineering and technology. If we lose our status as the world's financial beacon, we will surely inch closer to becoming a nation of two dimensions: a bloated military power that consumes voraciously and produces little. Robert Winkelmann, Amityville, New York...
Obama addressed the wright "problem" before it assumed crisis proportions. In doing so, he displayed a clarity and depth of vision that I have not witnessed in any other politician during my lifetime. His speech was courageous and honest. Above all, it showed remarkable faith in our nation's ability to see in shades of gray rather than black and white. If this is an indication of how he would handle the presidency, I say hallelujah and amen. Farhat Biviji, CHERRY HILL...