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President Obama and new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have a lot to talk about regarding their military relationship and recent stirrings from North Korea and China.

The hacking allegations that have surfaced today are just the latest in a string of negative reporting and negative perceptions that are building up in the United States vis a vis China.

Automotive News China is reporting that Geely and Dongfeng, two different Chinese automakers, are bidding to acquire Fisker, the electric car manufacturer that has been struggling to get started making cars in Delaware.

  I am indebted to Ron Hira, at Rochester Institute of Technology, for the following insights:

Around the end of January, the Obama Administration quietly announced that the work of its Jobs and Competitiveness Council had come to an end after two years in existence. This was a high-profile group led by General Electric's Jeff Immelt, but it never issued its final report. I think I understand what happened because I was involved at the periphery.