Cracking the China Conundrum, Yukon Huang, book
Cracking the China Conundrum, Yukon Huang, 2017, book review
Ch 1
-growth model, pp 8
-unbalanced growth: low personal consumption, high investment -> huge trade surplus -> risk to lt growth
-uneven growth due to urbanization and regional differences
-personal consumption cannot grow without increased govt expenditures in social services to supplement personal consumption
-property bubble: most of debt is public, emerging private property market still finding balance
-excessive lending for huge growth: banks can pass poor decisions to state -> no risk of collapse
-competition in China also depends on local govt entities
Ch 3
orgins of Growth model
-p 42, late 1990s privatization of housing -> housing worth more that what they paid -> wealth effect spurred consumption
-wealth gap is growing, rural vs urban
-issues:
1. unbalanced growth
2. debt during economic slowdown
3. external trade, FX, FDI
Damn Good Idea: Using a Lake as a Battery
Using the Hoover Dam as a battery by pumping water upstream during the day, thus reducing electricity generation.
California has a lot of wind and solar power generation, but also has hydroelectric power generation from the colossal Hoover Dam. If operated at the same time there might be too much power during the day, when wind and solar contribute, and not enough power at night, when wind and solar do not generate electricity. Excess generated electricity cannot be stored.
Chinese Surname Ying not in Chinese Character Set
Chinese character Ying, used in names, is not part of the standard Chinese character set. This would be a huge issue in China. Ying has a second, rising tone, or Ying2
Convenient Technologies are Making Us Less Intelligent
Just what is a demanding technology? Three elements are defining: it is technology that takes time to master, whose usage is highly occupying, and whose operation includes some real risk of failure. By this measure, a piano is a demanding technology, as is a frying pan, a programming language, or a paintbrush. So-called convenience technologies, in contrast—like instant mashed potatoes or automatic transmissions—usually require little concentrated effort and yield predictable results.
Request Header-Based Logging for Apache
As an additional file will be created daily, I opted to put these files into a subdirectory. The headers, one per line, are being logged into a headers-yyyymmdd.log file, which seems free form. Different requesters leave different sets of headers.
Content Spam: Human or Not? jijikserver Pinsupport
I received this message on my site which on the surface looked like a human. Though they had grammar errors there was enough there to pass. With further analysis I believe this to be a bot.
hey hai this is ashok , i have lg optimusp768 with rooted, unlocked bootloader and also cwm , but i cant find custom roms any wheere please prepare one custom rom , or atleast one stock rom with more features
Human Characteristics:
The comment was on topic. The English, which had grammar and spelling mistakes, was passable.
Bot Characteristics:
Unusually Hot 36C Weather: Toronto
It is very unusual for Toronto to exceed 35C temperatures. Anything above 30C and we simply stay indoors until the weather cools down. Today it hit 36C, with a low of 25C. That is really hot for us.
Unusually hot 36C weather for Toronto that came up from the US. We are melting…
Unusually hot 36C weather for Toronto that came up from the US but the air quality is surprisingly smog free.
Toronto Weather 2018 Jul 05, 33C, humidex 43C. So hot, we are all melting.
Chinese Tourist to New Zealand: Visa Requirements for Business Owners
If you own your own company, we require the following:
- Business licence with capital verification report
- Statement about the business scope and the number of employees Recent business tax returns with income statement Recent bank documents showing daily business transactions
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Simple Formula for Living: Ideals to Live Up To
Life can sometimes be cruel. People lose their nerve and hurt others, often times by neglect or simply not caring. It is difficult to not be like others, but you must. Here is a ditty from a friend Michelle Heany. I will try to strive for these ideals, but it is difficult.
Simple Formula for Living