Chinaisaimingforthemoon.Reallythemoon...moon.Chinaannouncedthatitplanstoputamanonthesurfaceofthemoonby2024.
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FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedisDoyoubelievethatCURRENTLYtherelationshipbetweenUSandChinaisimproving,
gettingworseoristherenochange?Morethanhalfofalltheopinionleadersthinktherelationshipisstillimproving.Nearlyhalfofthegeneralpublic(45%)andthebusinessleaders(43%)thinkthinksare...[
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Unrulythrongsoutsideofluxuryhousing.Flyingelbowsandchaos.Pent-updeman,risingincomesandscarceaffordablehousinghavedrivenupprices.ItsoundslikeSiliconValleytome.But,it'snot.It'sChina.AndNOTjustthebigcities.ThegovernmentistryingtocooldowntherealestatemarketinChinabyimposingaxesonresaleswithin5years.Butthepricesstillmakeitworthittobuy.
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***ThehousesatatoponeofCincinnati’ssevenhills.MarkTwainoncesaid,“IfIknowwhentheworldisgoingtoend,IwanttobeinCincinnatiwhenitdoesbecauseeverythingtherehappensaweeklater.”Hadhelivedinourhouse,hewouldhavewantedtheendtocomesooner.Itwasnearlyahalfcenturyagowhenwelivedthere;thehousewasalreadyoverahundredyearsold.Itwashuge,evenmoresowhenconsideredfromtheperspectiveofasixyearold.Theceilingswerehighenou...[
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“Whatwouldyouexpectaperson’slifetobelikeiftheygrewupthere?Thathouseisspooky.”Peopleintheneighborhoodsaidit.Friendsofthefamilyechoeditwhentheyvisitedorwemetthematchurch.Eventuallywebegantobelievetherewassomethingaboutthehouseaswell.ThehouseIgrewupinhashauntedmyfamilythroughoutmylife.Goblinsandmonstersdidn’tlivethere;theevilthathappenedinthathousewasworse,becauseitwasnotimaginedanditsinfluenceen...[
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FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedisDoyoubelievethattherelationshipbetweenUSandChinaisbetter,worseorthesamewhencomparedto10yearsago?
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ItispredictedthatChinawillbecomeamajormarketforlegalmusicdownloadswithannualrevenuesof$222millionby2008.ButforthistobecomearealityChinawillhavetogettoughoncopyright,patentandtrademarklaws.LenovoandHuaweihaveagreedtoselltheirproductspre-loadedwithMicrosoftOS.ThisisjustoneindicationofthePCindustry'sdesiretocombatpiracy.Therearestillacoupleofthousandothermarkets,however.
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Chinahasformedaclubofauthoritarian-ledcountriesandIranwantstojoin.China,Russia,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,TajikistanandUzbekistan(whew!thosearehardtospell)makeupthegroupsofarPakistanandMongoliaaswellasIndiahaveobserverstatus.Iranisobservingthistimearoundaswell.Thealliancehascelebrated5years.Ofthemembersandobservers,4arenuclearpowersandmakeup40%oftheworld'spopulationandabout1/4oftheworld'soilreserves.Cl...[
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FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedis-HowfavorableisyourimpressionofChina.Theresultsarequitevaried.Businessleadershadthesmallestpercentageofveryunfavorableimpressions-6%Opinionleadersandthegeneralpublicwerenextat9%.But...but...16%oftheCongressionalStaff(oneinsix)hadaveryunfavorable阅读全文]
Asifexporting$12billionmorethantheyimportedwasn'tenough.Chinadecidedtogofor$13billion.LastmonthChinabeattherecordtheyestablishedinOctoberoflastyear.Andoctoberisstill4monthsaway.LastyearChina'stradesurpluswasover$100billionandeveryonejumpedupanddownandcried'foul''revaluetheyuan'andbuymore....but,nothinghaschanged.Chinaisstillmakingthebigbucksfromoverseas.
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