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Scott Tong

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Scott Tong is a former correspondent for Marketplace. He reported on sustainability issues (energy, climate, environment, resources) for Marketplace, as well as the U.S.-China technology relationship, frequently described as “fraught.” He is Marketplace’s former China bureau chief. What was your first job? English-language audiotape (yes, tape) voice-over work. Sixth grade.Taiwan. What advice do you wish someone had given you before you started this career? Show up an hour before the interview. Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______. Gas for kid carpools; Washington Capitals hockey tickets. What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs? Smoker (plus wooden slotted spoon). What’s your most memorable Marketplace moment? Sneaking into Burma for twenty bucks.

Latest from Scott Tong

  • Aug 11, 2009

    Skeptics question China’s stimulus use

    Reports out of China show the country is on its way back. It injected billions into its economy with a stimulus, but is all the money being used the right way? Scott Tong reports.

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  • Aug 10, 2009

    China e-commerce giant jumps into U.S.

    China's corporate giant of e-commerce, Alibaba.com, is starting a big marketing push in the U.S. Scott Tong reports.

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  • Aug 8, 2009

    China focuses rebate on rural shoppers

    Millions of Chinese consumers are just now getting wealthy enough to buy certain appliances. And lately the government has been encouraging them to spend. Scott Tong explores how a rebate program is getting villagers to stores.

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  • Aug 7, 2009

    U.S.-China trade spat brewing on tires

    A trade spat between the U.S. and China is on the agenda in Washington. A U.S. trade representative is holding a hearing on tires and whether China exports too many to the U.S. Scott Tong reports.

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  • Jul 29, 2009

    China, U.S. and the ‘buy local’ debate

    European and American green energy companies complain that China is practicing protectionism by favoring local contractors for billion-dollar projects. But the "Buy American," language in the U.S. stimulus plan may have encouraged China's position. Scott Tong reports.

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  • Jul 23, 2009

    What U.S. wants from Southeast Asia

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is wrapping up a week-long trip to Asia, largely spent in the Southeast. Natural resources are just one interest the U.S. has there. Bill Radke talks about the secretary's trip with Marketplace's Scott Tong.

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  • Jul 22, 2009

    Huge IPO reflects China’s market

    A state-owned Chinese construction company is raising around $7 billion in the world's biggest public offering since last year. With China's market up 75 percent, some view this as a bounce-back from recession. Scott Tong reports.

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  • Jul 16, 2009

    Two sides in China’s recovery debate

    In this corner, an investor who sees benefits to China's $600 billion stimulus. In the other corner: a finance professor warning of the pitfalls of loose credit in the plan. Scott Tong further explores these sides of China's recovery debate.

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  • Jul 8, 2009

    The economics behind Xinjiang unrest

    Marketplace's Shanghai Bureau Chief Scott Tong talks with Kai Ryssdal about the economic factors that have contributed to ethnic clashes in Xinjiang, China.

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  • Jun 12, 2009

    Bad deals make U.S. bad guy in China

    The 'Made in China' label has taken a beating the past few years. But, as more Chinese export deals to the U.S. go sour, there may be a new bad guy on the block. Scott Tong reports.

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