Mr. Bowien's singular way with Chinese classics (kung pao pastrami, salt cod fried rice made with house-confited mackerel) immediately created a citywide buzz.

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Chinese governors and business leaders met in July in Salt Lake City during meetings similar to the ones taking place this week in Beijing.

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No economist or international business leader, for that matter worth his or her salt would say that being tough on Chinese currency will increase jobs in the United States.

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Chinese umbrage over our air patrols has to be taken with a grain of salt, considering Beijing's tireless efforts to get its hands on sophisticated American technology and on our nuclear secrets, not to mention its funneling of illegal campaign contributions in an attempt to influence U.S. elections.

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In a sense, salt is merely reasserting its historic role as a medium of value: Ancient Chinese economies were based on it (and iron).

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