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Video: U.S. Officials Meet Chinese President

Chinese President Hu Jintao met with top White House officials in a bid to smooth tensions between the two countries....
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China’s Wheat Newbies Attract Glares

When a foreign upstart comes traipsing into a local industry, the initial curiosity can quickly turn into unwelcome attention, especially when the market in question is a centuries-old, $36 billion one....
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Video: Beijing Suits Up for Health Push

Chinese authorities are reviving mass calisthenics as part of a new government health campaign, broadcasting daily routines over the radio....
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The Smurfs Smurf Into China

A new wave of blue-collar workers is joining the push to develop Western China: the Smurfs....
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Hon Hai Reconsiders Danwei

China's largest private-sector employer is moving to abandon its quasi-socialist baggage -- but it may prove tough to offload....
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Hudec: The Architect Who Made Shanghai

Much of Shanghai's architecture draws reference from Ladislav Hudec, a Slovak who arrived as a World War I refugee. A new film chronicles his life in the city....
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Who Saved China From Imperial Japan?

Taiwan and China have managed to put a lot of bad blood behind them lately, but they're still having trouble agreeing on history....
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Foreign Prices Undercutting Domestic Chinese Prices. Yes, You Read That Right.

Call me weird, but I have always been fascinated by the pricing of goods and, in particular, price elasticity. The following two examples have always fascinated me: 1. My old law firm represented a surgeon whose income fell in one year from around $...
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Huang Guangyu’s Farewell Letter

Huang Guangyu, once China's richest man, couldn't begin his jail term for the next 14 years without saying a few parting words in a public letter published in a leading Chinese magazine....
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Ex-Googler Lee Aims for China’s Mobile Users

Ex-Google China President Kai-Fu Lee is out to prove that China can be innovative, and he's starting with two projects that take aim at China's massive mobile-subscriber population....
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Ex-Googler Aims for China’s Mobile Users

Ex-Google China President Kai-Fu Lee is out to prove that China can be innovative, and he's starting with two projects that take aim at the country's massive mobile-subscriber population....
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John Woo Honored at Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival honored veteran director John Woo at a star-filled celebration, awarding him with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement....
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iLook China, With An R Rating.

I have had the blog iLook China on my blogroll for the last few months and I have to say that I only read its frequent postings maybe half the time. It is often too intellectual, too historical, too tangential, and, most importantly, too pro-China f...
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In China, Even Small Cities Spend Big

A new survey into consumer behavior in China overturns a commonly held belief: China’s biggest spenders live in big cities…and small towns, too....
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Bumpy Months Ahead for U.S. and China

Diplomats in Washington and Beijing won't be having a restful five months....
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App Makers Struggle in China

Mobile-app developer 9thQ, like many in China, is faced with a dilemma: While it is more adapted to the Chinese market, it has to release its products on overseas platforms like Apple's App Store or Google's Android Market....
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