China and Latin America

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CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (MANUFACTURA) — La empresa mexicana ServNet migrará en 2012 el ensamblado final a Toluca, Estado de México de la marca ABIX que incluye dos modelos de tablets, laptops y computadoras de escritorio, declaró Sergio Saidman, Director de Proyectos de la compañía.

La empresa familiar manufactura 500 unidades al mes de cada uno de sus productos en China, pero la meta para mediados de 2012 es llegar a las 1,500 piezas y entregar en Just in Time.

Si la meta se cumple, la firma podrá construir una pequeña planta en Toluca para dar el ensamblado final a las computadoras y manufacturar productos con las características que el cliente requiera.

Actualmente en México se diseñan las máquinas y se realizan las configuraciones del sistema operativo, pero queda poco margen para realizar cambios debido a que vienen totalmente ensambladas de Asia y la distancia con el proveedor de la manufactura, dificulta la flexibilidad.

Los productos de la empresa cuentan con pantalla táctil y están enfocados a la venta por volumen en el mercado de la pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme).

La Abix Tab 2, por ejemplo, cuenta con el sistema operativo Android 2.3, mide siete pulgadas y está a la venta sólo en trato directo con los distribuidores en 3,490 pesos.

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Shaila Rosagel
MEXICO CITY (MANUFACTURING) - The Mexican company will migrate in 2012 ServNet final assembly to Toluca, Mexico State ABIX brand that includes two types of tablets, laptops and desktop computers, said Sergio Saidman, Project Manager of the company .

The family company manufacturing 500 units per month for each of its products in China, but the mid-2012 goal is to reach and deliver 1,500 pieces Just in Time.

If the goal is met, the firm can build a small plant in Toluca to give the final assembly of computers and manufacture products with features that the customer requires.

Currently in Mexico are designed machines and perform operating system configurations, but there is little room for change because they come fully assembled in Asia and the distance to the provider of manufacturing, hinders flexibility.

The company's products include touch screen and focus on volume sales in the market for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

The Abix Tab 2, for example, has the Android 2.3 operating system, measures seven inches and is available only in direct contact with distributors in 3.490 pesos.

 

[Rising China]

Cancer Farfetched? Maybe Not

By Carol Bengle Gilbert | Yahoo! Contributor Network – 21 hrs ago

Despite his cautious language clarifying he was making no accusations, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was denounced by the State Department on Thursday, according to the Associated Press, for his speculation that the rash of cancer that recently developed among diverse, leftist Latin American leaders might have been somehow induced by the U.S. government.

Not only did Chavez contract cancer recently, according to a Reuters report, but so too did the current and past president of Brazil, and the presidents of Paraguay and Argentina, all of whom are less than popular with the U.S. government.

The U.S. government would like the world to dismiss the Venezuelan leader's pondering as poppycock. To that end, the State Department called the comments " horrific ," "reprehensible" and "unworthy of further response," AP said.

But while seemingly paranoid speculation like that voiced by Chavez might normally be dismissed out of hand, longtime U.S. policy in the region could give a reasonable person doubts. Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a leftist like the recent cancer-stricken presidents, was the subject of many a shocking destabilization effort by the American government over the course of decades.

As early as 1959, the U.S. government made it official policy to get rid of Castro, even by assassination if necessary, George Washington University's National Security Archive notes. Plots the Central Intelligence Agency considered and sometimes implemented included infecting Castro with fungus capable of causing debilitating disease, exposing him to an exploding conch shell, poisoning him, and gifting him exploding cigars contaminated with botulinum, the Guardian reported.

The U.S. government also considered lacing Castro's cigars with hallucinogens in the hopes he would publicly embarrass himself and sprinkling thallium salts in his shoes to make his beard, eyebrows and pubic hair fall out, History House wrote. That history lends Chavez's comments more credibility than they would warrant otherwise.

When it comes to "horrific" and "reprehensible," the U.S. government needs look no further than its Castro playbook. Chavez's casual musings about U.S. schemes to infect foreign leaders with disease should be something that reasoning people can immediately dismiss as outlandish.

But the reasoning people of the world can't so readily dismiss the horrific possibility that the U.S. would attempt to inflict disease on foreign leaders with whom it doesn't see eye-to-eye, thanks to the U.S. government's unfortunate history in the region.

 

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So, when a bunch of Asean leaders, opposed to Chinas ambitions subcumb to cancer, shall we point the finger at China?

Seriously Ive never read anything more ridiculous. Actually over here the 'Cancer Foundation' in its annual appeal, inform us that 1in 3 of us will get cancer.Also the stressful nature of being a political leader of a country could also increase the chances of subcumbing to such a disease.

 

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So, when a bunch of Asean leaders, opposed to Chinas ambitions subcumb to cancer, shall we point the finger at China?

Seriously Ive never read anything more ridiculous. Actually over here the 'Cancer Foundation' in its annual appeal, inform us that 1in 3 of us will get cancer.Also the stressful nature of being a political leader of a country could also increase the chances of subcumbing to such a disease.

Actually is not so ridiculous, they tried to kill Casstro many times, the USA admits that even in the history channel programs, so Chavez might not be so wrong after all

 

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Actually is not so ridiculous, they tried to kill Casstro many times, the USA admits that even in the history channel programs, so Chavez might not be so wrong after all

As I recall it, after the farcical attempts on Castro were revealed, Gerald Ford put a stop to political assinations.

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n 1976, President Ford issued Executive Order 11905 to clarify U.S. foreign intelligence activities. The order was enacted in response to the post-Watergate revelations that the CIA had staged multiple attempts on the life of Cuban President Fidel Castro.

In a section of the order labeled "Restrictions on Intelligence Activities," Ford outlawed political assassination: Section 5(g), entitled "Prohibition on Assassination," states: "No employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political assassination."

Since 1976, every U.S. president has upheld Ford's prohibition on assassinations. In 1978 President Carter issued an executive order with the chief purpose of reshaping the intelligence structure. In Section 2-305 of that order, Carter reaffirmed the U.S. prohibition on assassination.

 

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Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua.- Industry in Ciudad Juarez has the capacity to manufacture many of the products sold by China here, but a strategy is required to develop companies and fiscal incentives on production are needed, businessmen pointed-out.
Adolfo Hernandez Ruiz, Chairman in Juarez of the Mexican Chamber of Processing Industry, Camara Nacional de la Industria de la Transformacion (Canacintra), said that the city has everything to manufacture products for the domestic market to replace imports being made from China.
He said that costs to ship products to the USA are a lot lower for many companies when such products are made in Mexico rather than in China.
In addition, he said, Ciudad Juarez has been gaining industrial capacity, so that almost anything can be produced there with the highest quality.
Hernandez Ruiz said that a strategy is needed, which should be led by the Government to, for example, cut down production costs to be in the position to compete against China

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Mexico City.- China wants a trade agreement with Mexico to strengthen relations; however, there is reluctance in Mexico, Chen Yuming, Economic Attaché to China’s Embassy in Mexico, affirmed.
“China is very much interested in entering a Free Trade Agreement with Mexico, like those we already have with Chile, Peru and Costa Rica, in addition to those we are currently negotiating”, Mr. Yuming said in a press conference.
“But in order to negotiate an agreement we must have equal treatment and a prior condition is that market economies are recognized, and Mexico refuses to give such treatment to China; therefore, since such prior condition has not been met, we are in no position to negotiate”, he emphasized.
According to the Chinese Government, after antidumping measures were terminated two weeks ago, the economic relationship has entered into a new stage, and work has to be done to improve results

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China & Mexico: Fair Competition?
New regulations give Mexico a chance to dispute unfair prices of Chinese imports.

BY LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR
Inter-American Dialogue
In a long-anticipated move, Mexico was scheduled to remove numerous trade barriers with China [on December 11, 2011], in compliance with its WTO obligations. The action will lead to Chinese imports of apparel and other goods competing directly with locally made products in Mexico. How big of an economic impact will the end of the trade barriers have on Mexico? Which Mexican industries will be most affected? Is China competing fairly with Mexico on trade?
Tapen Sinha, professor of risk management at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and professor at the University of Nottingham Business School: The United States has been Mexico's largest trading partner for a long time. In 2010, Mexico exported $298 billion worth of goods. Of that, 74 percent went to the United States. Mexico imported $301 billion in 2010. The U.S. share was 61 percent. Imports from China represented nearly 7 percent of the total during the same period, while imports from South Korea accounted for nearly 6 percent. Mexico has been the world champion of free-trade agreements, having accords with nearly 50 countries. Yet, Mexico's trade does not have much to show for such agreements. On the other hand, China has no free trade agreements with any country. Yet, it has managed to export to over 150 countries. Its exports to Mexico are almost eight times as large. China, as evidenced by its investments in Mexico, is interested in a few specific areas: telecommunications, mining, computers, textile and port management. With the new tariff-free regime [...], China will be able to export much more freely to Mexico. For every raid on illegal goods in Mexico City and elsewhere, Chinese shoes, clothing, toys and other products turn up with extreme regularity. Now all of that can be done legally. Mexico has long complained that Mexican exports to China have been unfairly targeted. Now they can be tested under the WTO. Mexico expects Chinese imports to rise by 20 percent in the short run and up to 100 percent in the long run.
Christopher Wilson, program associate at the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico Institute: Since joining the WTO, China's share of Mexican imports rose from 2 percent in 2001 to 15 percent in September 2011. Expect this trend to continue when Mexico's tariffs on 204 products drop to most-favored-nation rates this month, making Chinese imports of those goods significantly cheaper. The vast majority of affected products are consumer goods like clothing, shoes and toys. For these, consumers are likely to benefit from lower prices while manufacturers are challenged to either increase productivity or go out of business. There is little doubt that Mexico's footwear industry, in particular, will be significantly weakened. A few of the affected products are intermediate goods, such as chemicals, fabrics and mechanical parts. Reducing tariffs on these goods will challenge their domestic producers, but should also decrease costs for manufacturers using them as inputs. Although Chinese exports probably benefit from a certain degree of artificial and unfair advantage, Chinese manufacturers of goods like garments and shoes also tend to out-compete their Mexican counterparts. Mexico must take measures to increase productivity, shift to higher-skill industries and engage, rather than shy away from, the rising Asian economies. Finally, the lower tariffs may also have a positive side effect, working as a disincentive to the tariff-evading techniques, such as incorrectly classifying goods or sending them through third countries, that are used by some Chinese exporters.
Rhys Jenkins, professor of development economics at the University of East Anglia: One should not exaggerate the overall impact of the ending of Mexico's compensatory quotas on the economy, although they are obviously a concern to specific industries. Judging from the complaints emanating from Mexico, the measures have been less than totally effective in restricting Chinese imports. China is accused of evading restrictions by misclassifying products and by diverting exports through third countries, such as Malaysia, whose products are not restricted in the same way. Contraband is also a problem. This is likely to mean that the removal of the compensatory quotas will have less of an impact on Mexican producers than is often claimed. Nor does the ending of the quotas mean that Mexico will not be able to apply other measures, within WTO rules on anti-dumping and safeguards, to restrict imports from China if these are thought to be selling at below cost or risk disrupting the market. The fact that Mexico, unlike a number of other Latin American countries, has not recognized China as a market economy in WTO terms also makes it somewhat easier to establish the grounds for anti-dumping measures. The sector which is most likely to be affected by the removal of restrictions is the footwear industry. Other cases where restrictions are to be removed are in textiles and clothing, bicycles, toys, tools and some electrical products. Mexican producers in these industries have had ten years to prepare to face Chinese competition and if they are not ready now, it is unlikely that they ever will be.

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As I recall it, after the farcical attempts on Castro were revealed, Gerald Ford put a stop to political assinations.

Here we go

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n 1976, President Ford issued Executive Order 11905 to clarify U.S. foreign intelligence activities. The order was enacted in response to the post-Watergate revelations that the CIA had staged multiple attempts on the life of Cuban President Fidel Castro.

In a section of the order labeled "Restrictions on Intelligence Activities," Ford outlawed political assassination: Section 5(g), entitled "Prohibition on Assassination," states: "No employee of the United States Government shall engage in, or conspire to engage in, political assassination."

Since 1976, every U.S. president has upheld Ford's prohibition on assassinations. In 1978 President Carter issued an executive order with the chief purpose of reshaping the intelligence structure. In Section 2-305 of that order, Carter reaffirmed the U.S. prohibition on assassination.

Using USAF to assassinate foreign leaders is of coarse something different. Remember the bombing attack on Ghadafi in 1986.

 

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Using USAF to assassinate foreign leaders is of coarse something different. Remember the bombing attack on Ghadafi in 1986.

If you are refering to the retaliation strike for the Libiyan bomb attack in Berlin, then yes.

The Chosen targets were

1/ Aziziyah [Tarabulas] Barracks in Tripoli, which was described as the command and control headquarters for Libyan terrorism.

2/ Jamahiriyah Guard Barracks / Benghazi Military Barracks in Benghazi, which were described as another terrorist command post. Like Aziziyah Barracks, it was a billeting area for Gadhafi's elite Jamahiriyah Guard. It also contained a warehouse for storage of MiG components.

3/ Murrat Side Bilal base, which administration officials said was used to train terrorists in underwater sabotage. This combat swimmer and naval commando school, in the Tripoli area, was where PLO and other terrorist organization frogmen were trained.

4/ military facilities at Tripoli's main airport. IL-76 Candid transports used to support Gadhafi's export of terrorism were the primary targets.

5/ Benina Military Airfield southeast of Benghazi. Although not directly related to terrorism, Benina Military Airfield was selected for attack to ensure that its MiG fighters would not intercept or pursue US strike forces.

If Gadaffi was in the vicinity of one of those targets, then he had the misfortune"of being at the wrong place at the right time"

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