The manufacturing base in China was initially built on low-cost and lower-skill jobs, such as clothing and footwear.

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Apple bulls have been counting on the big subscriber base of China Mobile to fuel further iPhone growth in China.

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That is a good fit for China's growing base on Internet users, many of whom still have limited disposable income.

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Osborn said he made "at least 15 mayday calls" as the plane limped toward the nearest landing strip -- China's Lingshui military base on Hainan Island.

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The model I base on the writings of mutual fund legend Peter Lynch is also high on China Mobile.

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One reason is the U.K. research base is more strongly focused on biomedicine than are those of France or Germany or China.

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The company is still working on diversifying its revenue base, but many of its big ideas are springing from outside China.

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The challenge that China, Japan and Korea face is whether they can build on the remarkable base that their respective long-term owners have provided.

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Economists argue that one reason why India's economy can grow faster than that of China in the near future is simply on account of what statisticians describe as a "base effect".

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While consumers globally can benefit from the emergence of the new China, there will be an impact on the global competitive environment and also on the employment base in a number of the high-technology industries.

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