“A world of uncertainty” is how the Detroit Free Press introduces its “GM, Asia and the new reality” special section. The four-part series — online at www.freep.com/money/autonews/gm-intro20e_20041220.htm — looks at the General Motors Co. operations in Asia, India and Detroit.

The series covers the potential and hurdles that GM faces and includes reactions from employees, retirees and suppliers. Don’t overlook the graphics, editorials and letters to the editor. For example, the “China statistics” graphic shows a population of 1.29 billion and labor force of 778.1 million. China graduated 325,000 engineers in 2003; the United States had 65,000 such grads. Readers debate economics, business greed, union power and Buy America.

This series is valuable to anyone interested in how business is conducted in China or India, concerned about what it will take to keep the United States strong in the world market and worried about how globalization affects the U.S. middle class.

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