Corruption,decadence,wrongdoing,mistresses....Thesearethethingsthevicemayorinchargeofoverseeingthebuildingof31venuesforthe2008gameswereaccusedof.Hiswrongdoingapparentlywasgreatenoughthathewasrelievedofhisduties.LiuZhihuawasaseniorofficialandtheXinhuaNewsAgencyreportedhiswrongdoingswere'quiteserious'andmeritedhisremoval.
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SergeiBrinofGooglerecentlystatedthathefeltthatGooglehadcompromiseditsprinciplesbyagreeingtoChina'scensorshiplaws.IthinkGooglecompromisedtheirprinciplesLONGbeforethatwhentheystartedplacing"paidadvertisements"abovetheirsearchresults.Ifonesiteismorepopularthananyother,whydoesn'titshowupontopinanysearchengine?I'mnotsmartenoughtoknowtheanswer,butIdoknowthatsomeresultsareskewed-evenhereinthegoodoldUS.阅读全文]
CathayPacificAirwaysreachedadealtobuyoutHongKongDragonAirlinesfor$1.04billion.Iftheyofferedmethatmuch,Iwouldsellthemanythingtheywant,too.Well,almostanything.CathaynowhasmuchgreateraccesstotheboomingmarketinmainlandChina.CathayhadlobbiedunsuccessfullyfortoservethelucrativeHongKong-Shanghairoute.Noproblemnomore.
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TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionofAmericanopinionleaders-Americanswereasked-IstheinfluxofChineseimmigratingtoAmericaapositivedevelopmentoraseriousthreat?TheAmericanGeneralPublicandtheOpinionLeadersdidnotseeeyetoeyeonthisoneatall?Morethanhalf(53%)oftheopinionleadersthinkitisagoodthingthatChineseareimmigratinghere.Butlessthanonethird(29%)ofthegeneralpublicthinks...[
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Therearesome30-40millionfamiliesor200millionpeopleinChinathatnowhavesolarwaterheatersinChina.It'sakindofkeep-up-with-the-Wangskindofthing.PeerpressureexistsinChina,especiallyamongthepoorfarmers.IfWanggetsasolarwaterheaterthanHuwantsoneandsodoesHe.Thesolarcollectorscost$160-$750.
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ItookaChinesegirlfriendofminetoaBASKIN&ROBBINS31FlavoricecreamstorewhenthetwoofuswereinJapan.31Flavorshadaspecialgoingon-buyanicecreamandgetafreekeychain.IgotonewithCharlieBrownonitandshegotonewithSnoopyonit.Shelookedatmeveryseriouslyandasked"Whoarethesetwotoyguys?"LessyouthinkIdatestupidpeople,shewasinthefinalstagesofherdoctoraldissertation.(ShehasthatPhDnow).Iwasthestupidoneofthetwo.Thatconv...[
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TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionofAmericanopinionleadersandthegeneralpublic-Doyouknowsomeone,friendorfamilymember,whohasadoptedaChinesebaby?ThisquestionintriguedmegreatlybecausethisissomethingmywifeandIareconsidering.NearlyoneinfourAmericans(23%)knowsomeonewhohasadoptedaChinesebaby.
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TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionofAmericanopinionleaders-Whatisthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyouhear"China?"4.Human/religious/civilrights-16%(thisisthepercentageoftheUSpopulationthataretreehuggersandactivists)3.Communism-16%(theythinkthismeanseveryoneeatingoffofthesametableandsharingthecar)
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AccordingtothisreportChinaismakinginroadsintoIndia'sdomesticmarket.Imaginethat,ChinacanproducetextilerawmaterialandexportittoIndiaCHEAPERthanIndiacandoitonitsown.TheincreaseinimportstoIndiafromChinaisgrowingata33%ayearrate.Thereasons:1.Indiahaslower-scaleoperations2.Indiacannofulfilllarge-scaleorders3.Indiacannotproducespecializedfabrics
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IhavementionedtheCommitteeof100surveymanytimesinthisblogandwillmentionitagain.IthaspresentednumerousinsightsintoAmericanattitudestowardChinaandtheViewsonChinaandUS-ChinaRelations.Herearesomefactsaboutthepoll.
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