Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U. country, Ireland, than they do from all their investments in China.
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U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of the world combined.
U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.
The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.
China owns more of our bonds than do Americans. That's not a good position to be in.
U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market.
I think it's unfair to say that Chinese companies are squeezing out American companies. China has so many solar companies that are failing, too.
In a couple of years, the Chinese will be seen as regular participants in international industry. Their companies have to report to shareholders as well as to the Chinese authorities. They need to make money, they have to be efficient.
China is investing in factories in Eastern Europe, not because their labor costs are lower, but because they want to be closer to their markets.
Foreign investors like decisiveness; they like clarity. There isn't any confusion about Ireland's corporate tax rate: it is 12.5%. End of story.
Chinese productivity is the highest in the world but the way they do it is by borrowing the technology from abroad, either by joint ventures or other means.
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