US Protests Lack French Fire

RTAmerica - October 21, 2010 - France is paralyzed by protests around the country due to a proposal to raise the national retirement age. The country is coming to a complete stand still because of rioting citizens, could this ever happen in the United States?

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NORD: Pipedream No More

RTAmerica - April 9, 2010 - The much talked about NORD stream pipeline started production today, a move that is seen by many as a Bush failed policy. The Bush administration was opposed to the pipeline from the beginning and even members of congress lobbied against this. However, under Barack Obamas administration there seems to be a more relaxed approach to this topic.

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Salesmen in Chief: Obama & Sarkozy

RTAmerica - March 30, 2010 - Two very different visions on how to regulate markets and prevent the next world economic crisis will clash when President Obama hosts French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the White House on Tuesday. Mr. Sarkozy arrived in Washington amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Europe over trade protectionism and financial regulatory reform in the wake of the deepest global economic downturn since the Great Depression.

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Has China begun economic warfare?

RT - February 16, 2010 - New evidence show that Japan has replaced China as the top holder of American debt. Chinas military has called for the government to punish the US because of a potential meeting with the Dalai Lama. China's holding of US Treasury bonds has tumbled, according to US Treasury data released Tuesday, after Beijing expressed concern over the swelling US deficit and amid new US-China tensions.

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China threatening sanctions on US for supplying arms to Taiwan

RT - February 1, 2010 - President Obama approved a $6 billion arms sale to China, for the first time in the history of Chinese - US relations. The Communist State is threatening to impose sanctions against US companies that supply Taiwan with arms. Dina Gusovsky discuss the new arms deal with Philip de Leon, who says this is a part of a cycle; from calm to tense relations between the two nations.

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US companies face challenges in China

RT - January 29, 2010 - US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke told a meeting of the US China Business Council in Washington that "Recent events, specifically the well-publicized Google incident, have reminded us of the continued challenges faced by foreign and US companies operating in China". But the Chinese Government made it clear that it's not going to make any exceptions for foreign investors who operate in the country. So can we face a trade war between the two countries?

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China's Rebound may cause Inflation

RT - February 19, 2010 - China's economy is soaring! In the final quarter of last year, it ranked as the world's second-biggest economy. However, critics fear inflation is right around the corner for China. RTs Kristine Frazao talked with President of Trade Connections International, Philip de Leon.

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CrossTalk: Obama takes on Chinese Red Dragon

RT - November 20, 2009 - China has arrived in a big way. Peter Lavelle asks his guests whether the world should embrace China's rising or whether we should expect a major reordering of the international system.

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de Leon: It's all a gas game

The United States wants to create a committee that would regulate energy transactions between the European Union and Russia to determine whether or not certain deals are legal. RT's Dina Gusovsky speaks to Trade Connections International president Philip de Leon about why the U.S. is involving itself in this process.

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Russia: Then and Now

Philip H. de Leon spent ten years with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States (BISNIS) in Washington, DC rising to the position of Director. He is now President of Trade Connections International, a Washington, DC based international trade & business development consultancy that assists companies work abroad and foreign companies work in the United States. In his presentation, he elaborates on the dramatic changes Russia has experienced since the break-up of the Soviet Union and on the evolution of the business environment.

C.S.I Russia: Then and Now 2/5 Philip H. de Leon from Arwa Badri on Vimeo.

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