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  • January 15, 2008 at 6:39 am #5420
    Rob_Hugo@PortNW
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    Hello everyone,

    I am glad to see that more of you are starting to post! All of your comments, questions and ideas are welcome. I have been sending your comments on our previous sessions to Professors Yamashita and Hwang, who appreciate the feedback for their own teaching, so please keep up the good work!

    For our 2/4 meeting, I'd like emphasize that it is important for you to arrive at our meeting place at the Port of Long Beach BEFORE 4:00 pm, because our boat will depart at 4:00 SHARP. It will be a fun harbor cruise, so I wouldn't want any of you to miss it.

    The information again, for your reference:
    - Address: Port of Long Beach, Shoreline Village Dock #9 (adjacent to Parkers' Lighthouse Restaurant) For directions, see http://www.polb.com/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=3345
    - Parking: You may park in the Shoreline Village parking lot
    - Meeting time and place: We will meet at 3:30 pm at Shoreline Village Dock #9
    - Harbor cruise: We will take a guided harbor cruise from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The boat will not be moving at high speed, but if you are prone to seasickness, please plan to take proper precautions before the cruise.
    - Presentation: A representative from the Port of Long Beach will speak on trade between the U.S. and East Asia.
    - Refreshments: Light refreshments will be provided

    In preparation for the next meeting, please read Chapters 16 and 17 of the Barry Naughton book, "The Chinese Economy."

    -Miranda

    January 15, 2008 at 6:46 am #32530
    Anonymous
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    Thank you for specifying which chapters to read. I was feeling a bit overwhelmed with the volume of the books and not knowing how to prioritize. Do you suggest waiting for specific chapter assignments, or reading the books in a certain order? Thanks for your help.
    Kiley

    January 15, 2008 at 6:59 am #32531
    Anonymous
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    The Naughton book ("The Chinese Economy") will definitely help with getting a background of U.S.-China trade and the development of the Chinese economy, topics that will be covered during our 2/4 session.

    "Oracle Bones" is more of a pleasure read - it covers Chinese history from a very unique perspective and will help clarify a lot of what has already been covered in past sessions on China and Japan. You can read that one at your leisure.

    Some of the topics covered in "China's Transformations" will be those we will explore in upcoming sessions, so read what you can for now - we will designate specific sections as we get closer to those meetings.

    Hope this helps!

    -Miranda

    January 15, 2008 at 8:59 am #32532
    Anonymous
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    Thanks for the book information. It is nice to have chapters 16 and 17 narrowed down for next session. I am loving "Oracle Bones" but I'm ready to dig into the other books.
    -Barb De Witt

    February 5, 2008 at 1:14 am #32533
    Anonymous
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    Thank you for arranging the Port of Long Beach tour. It was interesting to hear the statistics on the Port. I had no idea the importance of it to Europe, what a surprise. It was also amazing to see the container ships up close, truely massive.
    The reading of the Economy text chapters 16&17, helped get me in the mindset of imports/exports. I am skimming through chapters 1-15, hoping to glean some additional information on the economy of China. It is rather challenging for someone with minimal background on economic issues.

    February 5, 2008 at 11:37 am #32534
    Anonymous
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    The Port of Long Beach cruise was a good experience. As a science teacher, I was interested in what our guide mentioned about environmental efforts with air and water quality, wildlife, toxic sediment cleanup, etc. through the Green Port Policy.
    I also found it quite interesting to hear about the man-made oil islands, top countries for exports and imports, and the various bits of information about the shipping companies K Line, Matson, and MSC. I knew that East Asian trade accounts for most of the shipments through the Port, but was surprised that it was over 90%! The Port's web-site has a lot more info on stats, environmental info, and trade & commerce info at: http://www.polb.com
    And the enormous size of those shipping vessels was amazing!
    Thanks, Miranda!

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