By Anon
1. A good way to how well the US government is doing in the world is to watch McDonald’s.
2. McDonald’s has suffered from “stunted growth” over the last couple of years.
Disney Hong Kong
5. Both China and the USA are part of the Global Economy.
China is the largest holder of US government bonds.
In 2015 Disney will open the $3.7 billion Shanghai Disney Resort, the first Disney resort in mainland China.
“Decades of advertising Coke or the Big Mac as the natural extension of liberty, choice and the American dream has paid off.
“To the Chinese audience the purchase of American goods indicates social mobility, affluence and success.”
China’s youth want a movie, a Coke and a Big Mac. – 3 January 2014
McDonald’s Japan Gets Burned.
But, more recently, McDonald’s has been suffering from “declining customer traffic and diminishing brand appeal.”
“The issues in China, Japan, and Russia might take a lot of time to resolve, as gaining the trust and loyalty of customers is not an overnight job.”
McDonald’s: 2014 Year in Review
6. Pepe Escobar suggests that 2015 will see China moving closer to Iran and Russia
Pepe Escobar suggests that “we will see a complex geostrategic interplay progressively undermining the hegemony of the US dollar as a reserve currency and, most of all, the petrodollar.”
