Author: Barry D. Wood

Barry D. Wood is a writer, teacher and journalist in Washington, DC. His focus is the global economy and financial markets. He has reported from 60 countries and specializes in US China relations, Eastern Europe and Southern Africa. His 2017 book is Exploring New Europe, A Bicycle Journey.
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Chaos to Prosperity, Encounters with a Changing China

In the summer of 1967 two friends and I visited the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. We were graduate students in a US-funded program on east-west relations and eager to get a Chinese perspective. Received with awkward formality, we were escorted to a reception room and told to wait while our host excused himself, returning a few minutes later with three English-language editions of the … Continue reading Chaos to Prosperity, Encounters with a Changing China

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Spatial Computing, Mixed Reality

The most amazing advance in Apple’s Visionary Pro is image clarity.  Immersed within the customized headset, near the end of the 30-minute demonstration, a giant shark is speeding straight towards your head. You’re tempted to wince or get out of the way.  Similarly, in the stunning video of the young woman tight rope walking across a chasm with roaring water far below, you feel you’re walking with … Continue reading Spatial Computing, Mixed Reality

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South Carolina’s Booming Economy

CHARLESTON, SC: Exiting the interstate 30 miles northwest of Charleston you cross a pine forest before reaching the sprawling Volvo manufacturing plant.  The Swedish car company owned by China’s Geely chose to put it first North American here in Ridgeville, a mere speck on the map in rural South Carolina.  In 2015 Volvo invested half a billion dollars to build the plant and then doubled its … Continue reading South Carolina’s Booming Economy

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