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The American president has made up his mind. He’s going to attend the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing. If it is true that the Chinese leadership had promised the IOC significant improvements in its human rights record, it is probably fair to say that Bush’s policy towards China isn’t principled.
That will come as a disappointment for [...]

Most of this paper has talked about Western companies in general, and aims to provide recommendations on how Westerners should seek to market and sell themselves to Chinese businesses. It is worth, however, considering how companies from different Western nations are considered. Figure 9 summarises the main strengths and weaknesses of companies from the four largest Western [...]
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“We know that reunification with Chinais inevitable,” a Taiwanese friend told me recently. “The economy in Taiwan is not so good and many of our jobs are being transferred to China,” he explained. “Taiwan will have to cooperate with the mainland in order to maintain a healthy economy.” My friend told me these things with little [...]

President Sarkozy had considered pulling out of the opening ceremony of the Games. His deliberations were connected to the way the talks between China’s government and the Dalai Lama would work. If an online poll by Sina.com.cn has it right (there is some likelihood that it has), the French president is “not welcome” at the [...]

Neglecting Haimhaia
justrecently.wordpress.com has some readers. Haimhaia, its Chinese-language sister, has none. I may still use it to post some of my Chinese exercises there, and to experiment, but not to write posts both in Chinese and English. Apart from the fact that it takes me much longer to write (even inaccurately) in Chinese than in [...]

*** A Special Update from Robert Vance about Visas for ESL Teachers in China on TeachAbroadChina.com. Please click here for MORE information and discussion about work visas in China.
My passport was finally returned to me this week by my school. I was very happy and relieved to open the passport and find a residence permit affixed to [...]

An "anti-terrorism" drill in Jinan:

Yeah, these guys won't be difficult to target at all...
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Due to the current fears of "Made in China" products, it is necessary for foreign companies to carefully select and monitor their OEM suppliers in China. This article summarizes various terms which should be included in Chinese OEM Agreements.

Last June, a record 10.5 million young Chinese participated in the national College Entrance Examination (CEE), up half a million from the year before. The CEE is the largest test of its kind in the world.
Whether these students succeed or fail on the exam determines their competitiveness for future jobs and changes the course of [...]
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China will start a new round of talent recruitment globally to find 16 senior managers and chief accountants for its elite State enterprises.
The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), which represents the State in more than 150 major State enterprises, will announce its recruitment plan next Tuesday.
The commission will look for three [...]
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