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Chinese Humming

Hummer

While China is beginning to go green and planning strict fuel economy standards, a Chinese company reached a preliminary agreement to buy the Hummer brand from General Motors. Just as the Hummer came to symbolize GM’s fall, could the sale be a sign of a shifting global balance of power?

Photo from Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images.

 

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David Kampf

David Kampf is a writer and researcher based in Washington, DC. He is also a columnist for Asia Chronicle. He analyzes international politics, foreign policy and economic development, and his pieces have appeared in various publications, including China Rights Forum, African Security Review and World Politics Review. Recently, he directed communications for the U.S. Agency for International Development and President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Rwanda. Prior to living in East Africa, he worked in China and studied in Brazil, India and South Africa.

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International Politics; Foreign Affairs; Economic Development

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