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By Moisés Naím
Published on Feb 15, 2007

Source: The New York Times

My friend was visibly shaken.  He had just learned that he had lost one of his clients to Chinese competitors. "It's amazing," he told me.  "The Chinese have completely priced us out of the market.  We can't compete with what they're able to offer."

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Moisés Naím

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Moisés Naím is a distinguished fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a best-selling author, and an internationally syndicated columnist.

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