FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedwasTaiwan:OneChinaorPopulationShouldConsiderIndependence?TheGeneralPublic(77%)overwhelminglysaidthattheTaiwanesepeopleshouldbeallowedtodecide.Yea...inademocracyitworksthatway,but...
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OneoilinsidercalledSinopec'sbidof$2.2billionfortwooiltractsnearAngola"insane."SinopechasajointventurewithSonangol,thenationalAngolanpetrocompany.Together,theydecidedtogooffthedeepend.Bycontrast,ExxonandBPbidonly$120millionand$15millionrespectively.So,whyisChinawillingtopay10-80timesmoreforanoilfieldwithyetUNDISCOVEREDoil?What'sup?Chinaisdesperatetobecomeabigplayerontheworldmarket-andhereisyetanoth...[
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***Itwasagonizing,itwasheartwrenching.Itwasexhilarating.ThehatredIhadharboredagainstthesepeoplefor22yearstothemonthreareditsuglyhead.Myeyesburnedholesinthepassersby.Everyoneonthesquarerespondedbyenjoyingtheirlunch,chasingawayaflockofbirds,flyingakite,orheadingofftoworkorsomeotherappointment.(Didn’ttheycarethatIhatedthem?)Twomenshookhandsandlaughed,perhapsmadeadealofsomesort.Awomanhandedapieceofbr...[
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Twoyearsandalotofredtapelater,IsteppedofftheplaneinKhabarovsk,FarEastRussia,locatedonthesouthernedgeofSiberia.KhabarovskwasthesecondtolaststopontheTrans-SiberianrailroadfromMoscowtoVladivostok.ItreallyiscoldinSiberia.ItissaidthatwhentheRuskiestelljokesinNovembernoonelaughsuntilMarch,whenthewordsthawout.Maybethereisaconnectiontowhythecommiesweresocoldheartedaswell,Ithought.Galya,thedepartmentchairo...[
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ChinaandRussiahavealwaysenjoyedfriendshipswithcountriesthatareatoddswiththeUS.Forwhatever,reasonitgiveseachofthesetwocountriesleverageagainsttheUSincertaindiplomaticandbusinesssituations.ChinaandRussiahavedonetheirbesttosupportIranoratleasttonotconsiderSecurityCouncilactionagainstthecountry....untilnow.
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ChinaMobiletriedtoadd11millioncell-phoneuserstoitsbasebyacquiringMillicomofLuxembourg.But,alas,thedealfellthrough.LastyearChina'soilproducerCNOOC'sattempttobuyUnocalintheUSalsofellthrough.HaierlostoutinanauctiontobuyMaytag.Cell-phonemakeHuaweiisalsoeatingitsheartout.TheyhadhopedthattheycouldmoveinonEricsson'sterritoryifChinaMobilewassuccessful.Chinaislearningitisnoteasytobuybig.
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FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedwasDoyoufeelHongKongisbetterorworseoffsinceitshandoverfromBritaintoChina?Worseoffisthegeneralconsensus.MorethanhalfoftheCongressionalLeaders(53%)thinkHongKongisworseoff.Opinionleaders-46%Businessleaders-40%GeneralPublicthinksHongKongislocatedontheKor...[
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IharboredthathateforsometwentyyearsafterweburiedFish.Unlikelovewhichgrowswithtime,hateeatsawayataperson’sheart.WalkingthestreetsofNiigata,Japan,asmallcityabouta90minuteflightfromFarEastRussiaIcameuponthreeRuskies.TheywereRussiansailorsonleavefromtheirtimberhaulingfreighter.ItwasobvioustoustheywereRussiansbecausetheyalwayswalkedinthrees.Later,Ilearneditwasbecauseonepersonmightoverpoweranotherandtr...[
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Itwasonapleasantlywarmfalldayin1967thatIlearnedtohate.IworemySundaybesteventhoughitwasaweekdayandIstoodonagentlyrollinghillwithmyfamilyandseveralhundredfriends.Thegrasswasstilldeepgreen,buttheleavesonthetreeshadalreadybeguntochangetodarkoranges,brilliantyellows,reds,maroonsandyetunnamedshadesofgreen.Therewereremindersplacedthroughoutthehillsideofotherswhohadstoodtherebeforeustoperformthesamekindof...[
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IamoftheopinionthatifHollywoodwantstomakemoneytheyshouldshootascene,anyscene,inChina.Or,betteryet,butanestablishedorup-and-comingChinesestarintheflicksothatChinesewillcomewatch.Wellnow,itseemsMartinScorseseknowshowgoodanideathisis.ScorsesehasdecidedtodoaremakeofaHongKongcrimethriller-"InfernalAffairs."Greattitle!But,Scorsesehaschangedthetitleto"TheDeparted."Itwillreleaseonmylittlesis'b'day-October...[
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