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The Catalyst Behind the China Miracle

On July 15, 1971, the president of the United States, Richard Nixon, announced that he would visit the People’s Republic of China the following year. That visit ultimately took place from February 21 to the 28, 1972. It was a watershed moment for the United States and China. The sojourn would soon lead to full diplomatic relations between both countries and to a commercial and trade exchange that on most counts has benefited them both.…
Pedro Chavez
August 4, 2021
ColumnsGlobalizationGrowing the Americas

A Time for a New Alliance in the Americas

“We are joined together in this Alliance as nations united by a common history and common values. And I look forward—as do all the people of this country—to the day when the people of Latin America will take their rightful place beside the United States and Western Europe as citizens of industrialized and growing and increasingly abundant societies.” President John F. Kennedy, March 13, 1962 Excerpt from a speech on the first anniversary of the…
Pedro Chavez
July 27, 2021
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Business as Usual

PHOTO: A Walmart Supercenter, similar to the one in Chula Vista.   NOTE: Wrote this column in 2010 after a visit to the store mentioned below. Something tells me that not much has changed since then and it is still business as usual at the Walmart stores along the U.S.-Mexico border.   This one is probably the busiest Walmart store on the face of the earth. But no one has to tell you that if…
Pedro Chavez
January 7, 2016