Erik Autor
Erik Autor
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We're going to monitor this situation very carefully over the next several months. This is a case where what happens in Washington can have as much effect on cargo as what happens on the docks.
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China is expected to eliminate some key restrictions by January of 2005. Earlier, companies with a market cap of under $2 billion could operate in China only with a local joint-venture partner. This will no longer be valid.
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Larger U.S. retailers have recognized for a number of years that the domestic market is mature. In order to grow sales, they have to look outside of the U.S.. China, however, is a big emerging opportunity.
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It's very challenging. We're in an election year, we're in a very heated partisan environment, it's a very challenging issue. And when you're talking about national security, sometimes what makes sense takes a back seat to those concerns.