Message from skroop

[Anonymous]

Chinese Investment in the US
In viewing the map showing investments of the Chinese worldwide I was surprised to see the lack of investment by China in the United States in comparison to Africa, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia.
Why is it that the US is behind in Chinese investment?
Why are the Chinese investing in US housing? Is the mortgage crisis to blame for the interest in housing?

In viewing the Charts uploaded for the World Trade Center, it is surprising to see that China is #13 for investments in California. China falls behind countries like Japan, Germany, France, and Britain.
Again, why is that?

Trade: Containers
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21432226
I was also interested in the talk about the limitations of the ship sizes coming through the Panama Canal. Apparently according the news article above from the BBC, it’s been 25 years since the Panama Canal became too small with ships carrying 4300 containers. The ships today, including the ones being constructed hold between 16,000 and upwards of 18,000 containers.