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Following Up: Podcast Now On-Line of NYC Radio Interview on Ukraine & Inflation…& More!

19 Tuesday Apr 2022

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Biden administration, Buck Showalter, China, decoupling, Donald Trump, Following Up, Frank Morano, globalization, inflation, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, tariffs, The Other Side of Midnight, Trade, trade war, Ukraine, Ukraine-Russia war, VOA, Voice of America, WABC AM

I’m pleased to announce that the podcast is now on-line of my interview late last night on Frank Morano’s “The Other Side of Night” radio show on New York City’s WABC-AM. Click here for a lively conversation on the Ukraine war, inflation, global economic decoupling, tariffs…and Buck Showalter???

In addition, a video is finally available of a Voice of America (VOA) interview I did last Monday, April 11, on the state of U.S.-China economic relations. Happily, the Chinese language service of this U.S. government foreign broadcasting agency is now offering telecasts that feature the English-language audio of non-Chinese speakers (like me) with the Chinese content in subtitles. So it’s much easier for non-Chinese speakers to understand that non-Chinese content than under the previous system, which featured simultaneous Chinese translation over the interviewees’ barely audible voice.        

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Making News: Back on National Radio on the U.S.-China Rivalry…& More!

14 Monday Mar 2022

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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor, China, de-globalization, globalization, Gordon G. Chang, John Batchelor, Making News, Newsweek, supply chains, Voice of America

I’m pleased to announce that tonight I’m scheduled to be back on the nationally syndicated “CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor.” Air time for the segment is yet to be determined, but the show is on nightly between 9 PM and 1 AM EST. You can listen live on-line here as John, co-host Gordon G. Chang, and I examine whether the United States or China will have the greatest advantages in in which fragile worldwide supply chains keep getting de-globalized.

As usual, if you can’t tune in, the podcast will be posted as soon as it’s on-line.

In addition, it was great to see Gordon quote me in this new Newsweek column on China and the Ukraine war.

On March 5, the U.S. government-run Voice of America included my views in this post on the economic outlook for China this year.

And keep checking in with RealityChek for news of upcoming media appearances and other developments

Making News: Back on National Radio Tonight on the Future of U.S.-China Policy…& More!

09 Monday Nov 2020

Posted by Alan Tonelson in Making News

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CCP Virus, China, coronavirus, COVID 19, Gordon G. Chang, Joe Biden, Making News, tech, The John Batchelor Show, Trade, trade war, Voice of America, Wuhan virus

I’m pleased to announce that I’m scheduled to return tonight to John Batchelor’s nationally syndicated radio show. On the agenda for John, me, and co-host Gordon G. Chang is what happens to the China trade and tech wars if Joe Biden becomes President. Indeed, will they even be waged seriously by Washington?

As has been the case throughout the CCP Virus pandemic, John taped this segment, and it’s not clear when exactly air time will be. But you can listen live on-line to the program at this link starting at 11 PM EST, and I’ll of course post a link to the podcast as soon as one’s available.

In addition, it was great as always to be quoted on the same subject last Thursday on the Voice of America’s Chinese language network. For all you Mandarin speakers, here’s the link. Others (like me) will need to try an on-line translation program.

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Making News: Two New National Podcasts – & More!

25 Friday May 2018

Posted by Alan Tonelson in Making News

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Akron, Breitbart News Daily, China, Kim Jong Un, Making News, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, North Korea, Ray Horner Morning Show, Sirius XM Patriot radio, The John Batchelor Show, Trade, Trump, Trump Kim summit, Voice of America, WAKR-AM

I’m pleased to announce that two podcasts of recent radio interviews are on-line.

Here’s a link to the first – my interview Wednesday night on John Batchelor’s nationally syndicated radio show on the latest phase in President Trump’s China trade policy.

And here’s a link to the second – an interview early this morning on Breitbart News Daily on Sirius XM Patriot radio on those possible new Trump auto tariffs and their impact on the effort to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Moreover, the video is now on-line of my Wednesday appearance on a Voice of America Chinese-language TV show, during which I tried to explain the Trump China policies to a Chinese audience. My English-language remarks are almost impossible to hear beneath the translator’s voice, but I thought some of you might get a kick out of this segment anyway. Click here to see it.

In addition, I was interviewed later this morning on the new North Korea nuclear crisis developments – including the on-again Trump-Kim Jong Un summit? – on the Ray Horner Morning Show on Akron, Ohio’s WAKR-AM. Unfortunately, WAKR doesn’t post many podcasts.

Even so, keep checking in with RealityChek for news of upcoming media appearances and other developments.

Making News: The Latest on Trump’s China Trade Policy on National Radio Tonight…& More!

23 Wednesday May 2018

Posted by Alan Tonelson in Making News

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automation, Brendan Kirby, China, CNNMoney.com, Gordon Chang, Henry George School of Social Science, Jobs, Lifezette.com, Making News, Robin Gaster, The John Batchelor Show, Trade, Trump, Voice of America, welfare reform

Heckuva busy day here at RealityChek!  And it’s not over yet!

Later tonight, I’ll be back on John Batchelor’s nationally syndicated radio show to talk about the newest developments in President Trump’s China trade policy.  The segment is slated to begin at 10:15 PM EST.  You can listen live at this link to what’s sure to be an informative discussion involving John, me, and co-host Gordon Chang.  And if you’re doing something else (like watching The Americans?  Game 7 of the Washington Capitals’ playoff series?), I’ll post a link to the podcast as soon as one’s available.

This morning, I was interviewed on the same subject at CNNMoney.com.  I haven’t yet found the video on-line, but if I do, I’ll certainly let you know.

And in the afternoon, I appeared live on the Voice of America’s Chinese language broadcast to the People’s Republic in an effort to explain the Trump China trade policies.  Although you’ll have a hard time hearing the English discussion beneath the translation into Chinese, I’ll post this video ASAP as well.

In addition, my views on welfare reform were quoted in this news analysis yesterday by Brendan Kirby of Lifezette.com.  Click here to read it.

And here’s a link to an in depth interview I conducted (for a change) on a subject that should be near and dear to the hearts of everyone who holds a job or who hopes to secure employment:  whether revolutionary technologies already coming on stream will dramatically reduce the number of jobs for us humans.

The interview is part of the “Smart Talk” series sponsored by the Henry George School of Social Science – a New York City-based economics research and education organization on whose Board I serve.  My guest was Robin Gaster, a leading economics and technology consultant, and even though the subject of automation and employment has been covered extensively in the media, I have no doubt you’ll be astonished by many of Robin’s findings and insights.

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Making News: Back on CNBC on U.S.-China Trade Conflict…& More!

06 Friday Apr 2018

Posted by Alan Tonelson in Making News

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China, CNBC, Gordon G. Chang, Making News, TheDailyBeast.com, Trade, trade wars, Voice of America

I’m pleased to announce that I’m scheduled to return to CNBC this afternoon to talk about the apparently escalating trade conflict between the United States and China. The segment is slated to begin at 3:10 PM EST, and you can watch it live at CNBC.com. And as usual, for those who miss it (and those who can’t get enough!), I’ll post a link to the streaming video as soon as one’s available.

Also today, Gordon G. Chang featured some of my views on the U.S.-China technology competition in his latest column for TheDailyBeast.com.

Yesterday, I was interviewed on U.S.-China “trade war” prospects on the Voice of America’s Chinese-language service. Again, since the audience is in China, the loudest voice you’ll hear is the translator’s – but if you listen carefully, you might be able to make out some of my arguments. Here’s the link.

And keep checking in with RealityChek for news of upcoming media appearances and other developments.

 

Making News: John Batchelor Podcast On-Line…& More!

18 Sunday Mar 2018

Posted by Alan Tonelson in Making News

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Broadcom, Canada, China, Gordon G. Chang, IndustryToday.com, Making News, Marketwatch.com, national security, Qualcomm, tech, The John Batchelor Show, Trade, trade deficit, Trump, Voice of America

I’m pleased to announce that the podcast is on-line of my Thursday night interview on John Batchelor’s nationally syndicated radio show. In case you missed it live, click here to listen to a fascinating discussion among John, co-host Gordon G. Chang, and me, about the Trump administration’s recent decision to prevent semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom from taking over fellow chip-maker Qualcomm.

Also that day, I was quoted in this Marketwatch.com post on the President’s controversial claim that the United States currently runs a trade deficit with Canada.

In addition, on March 12, I was interviewed at length on the Voice of America (VOA) about President Trump’s China trade policy. Since the segment was broadcast on one of VOA’s Chinese-language TV channels, you’ll be hearing a simultaneous translation of my remarks with my own English version only somewhat audible in the background. But although it’s nearly impossible for a non-Chinese speaker to know what’s going on, here, for the record, is the link. My segment begins just before the 23-minute mark.

Finally, on March 6, IndustryToday.com re-ran my recent RealityChek post on naive (or disingenuous?) claims that there’s lots of free trade in the world steel market. Here’s the link.

And keep checking in with RealityChek for news of upcoming media appearances and other developments.

 

Im-Politic: Free the Mercury News H1B Debate Video!

18 Sunday Jun 2017

Posted by Alan Tonelson in Im-Politic

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H1B, H1B visas, Im-Politic, immigrants, Immigration, media bias, Mercury News, Norman Matloff, Ro Khanna, Silicon Valley, technology companies, technology workers, Voice of America, wages

There’s been no shortage of controversy stirred up by the H1B visa program that brings immigrants to the United States to take jobs allegedly requiring special talents – mostly in technology companies. So when what could well have been the first public debate ever that centers on this subject is held that included a researcher on the visas (who has charged that they overwhelmingly go to foreign workers who simply lower wages for companies who want to replace more expensive Americans) and a politician who’s been strongly in favor, you’d think a major newspaper would find that pretty newsworthy.

In the case of the Mercury News, however, you’d be wrong. And much worse, it looks like the San Francisco Bay area daily is keeping a video of the event under wraps because it makes the politician – whose views closely mirror the paper’s pro-H1B editorial stance – look absolutely terrible.

Here’s the skinny on the event. Precisely because there’s no recording available, I’m relying on this account from participant Norman Matloff, a computer science professor at the University of California, Davis, a leading national authority on immigration issues and the H1B program in particular, and a strong critic of the latter. Joining Matloff on a panel convened at the newly opened offices of the Voice of America’s Silicon Valley bureau were freshman Silicon Valley Congressman Ro Khanna and Kamran Elahian, who Matloff describes as “an immigrant tech entrepreneur.”

According to Matloff, most of the H1B exchanges took place between him and Khanna, who has been characterized in the press as “the favorite of the tech industry since he tried to first overtake incumbent Mike Honda in the 2014 election” in large part because of his defense of the domestic tech industry’s H1B practices.

As Matloff describes it, Khanna – who has also been described in the national media as a rising Democratic party star and champion of pragmatic fixes for economically besieged middle class Americans – was stunningly ignorant about recent H1B-related news developments. More troubling: Khanna sunk to thinly disguised personal (and completely unjustified) attacks on Matloff and several times seem to have flown off the handle when presented with evidence that clashed with his preconceived ideas.

I’d say “Don’t take my (or Matloff’s) word for it; see for yourself” – but I can’t. The debate was filmed by the Mercury News, but in response to a query from Matloff about whether the video would be posted, a reporter he knew at the paper told him that

“it looks like the video was essentially scrapped as a standalone report, but there’s apparently a possibility that parts of it will be used in coverage of Rep. Khanna. Not sure the reason(s) for this, but I know videos of such events are often just used in bits and pieces…”

As Matloff noted in an email to me, “Certainly it would have cost the Merc nothing to put the video on the Web, quite easily and simply.” And it’s hard to disagree with his judgment that the paper “would be performing a major public service by placing the video online (in full, of course).”

So it’s necessary to take seriously Matloff when he speculated, in that same email to me: “I can certainly see the Merc wanting to protect Rep. Khanna. They had endorsed Khanna, and generally feel their loyalty is to the tech industry. Their coverage of H-1B has been fair, but their editorial position has always been pro-H-1B.”

Matloff’s views are hardly dispositive – though I have always found him to be scrupulously honest. What could not be clearer, however, is that the Mercury News could reenforce its claims to objectivity by posting the video. With every passing day that it fails, the case for questioning its motives can only grow.

Making News: CNBC NAFTA Interview – & More!

14 Tuesday Feb 2017

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Akron, Canada, China, CNBC, dollar, Japan, Jobs, Kelly Evans, Lifezette.com, Making News, Marketwatch.com, Mexico, Mike Santoli, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, Ohio, Shinzo Abe, The Ray Horner Morning Show, Trade, Trump, Voice of America, WAKR-AM

I’m pleased to report that the video of my interview earlier today on CNBC on President Trump’s intentions toward the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is on line.  Click here for an informative segment involving me, the Council on Foreign Relations’ Thomas Bollyky, and CNBC anchors Kelly Evans and Mike Santoli.

In addition, on February 10, Lifezette.com ran this post previewing the just-concluded summit between Mr. Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It included my views on U.S.-Japan trade relations.

On February 8, Marketwatch.com featured my comments on the crucial economic question – posed recently by President Trump – of whether the U.S. economy is better off with a strong or weak dollar.  Click here to read them.

The previous day, a Marketwatch analysis of the recently released 2016 U.S. trade figures highlighted my perspective on President Trump’s chances of significantly changing America’s approach to the global economy.  Here’s the link.

On February 6, I was interviewed on “The Ray Horner Morning Show” on Akron, Ohio’s WAKR-AM on Mr. Trump’s trade and manufacturing policies. Unfortunately, a podcast is not yet available.

This February 3 post on Lifezette drew upon my same-day report on the January U.S. jobs figures – which closed the book on former President Obama’s employment-creation record.

And on January 30, the U.S. government-run Voice of America interviewed me on the future of U.S.-China trade and broader economic relations. You can read some excerpts at this post – which was translated somewhat imperfectly from the original Mandarin

Keep checking back with RealityChek for news of upcoming media appearances and other events.

Making News: Boston Review Globalization Forum Essay – & More!

10 Tuesday Jan 2017

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Boston Review, China, Dean Baker, globalization, Lifezette.com, Making News, third world, Trade, Trump, Voice of America

I’m pleased to announce that my latest freelance article has just gone on-line.  It’s a contribution to a major forum on the economic effects of globalization organized by the Boston Review website.

The forum kicks off with a piece by economist Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research that’s drawn from an important recent book of his on the subject.  My own contribution can be found here.  And the rest of the contributions – which include pieces from a very distinguished group – can be accessed by clicking here.

My own response countered Dean’s claim that win-win results for both American and third world workers can be created with substantially different U.S. trade and other globalization policies.  Although I strongly agree with some of Dean’s analysis and recommendations, my own conclusions, as you will see, are much more pessimistic.  They emphasize that strict curbs on U.S. imports are unavoidable to safeguard American – including worker – economic interests adequately.

In addition, I’ve quoted in two Lifezette.com articles on the newest (pretty grim) U.S. trade figures and their implications. You can find them here and here.

Finally, the U.S. government’s Voice of America news agency published this article today, which include some of my views, on the outlook for U.S.-China relations during the Trump administration.  This version is a Google translation from the original Mandarin Chinese, so the phrasing may be a little unusual, to put it kindly.

And keep checking back with RealityChek for news of recent and upcoming media appearances and other events. 

 

 

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