According to experts, Russia will stay an important strategic partner in the eyes of China.

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But all eyes in China will be on Mr. Zou, who fights in the flyweight class, which is between 108-112 pounds.

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With the world's eyes on China as the Beijing Olympics looms, the country is touting its concern about animal welfare as a mark of a civilised society.

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Many international cruise companies have their eyes set on China's growing number of travelers, who are propelling the airline and hotel industry domestically and overseas.

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But there is a definite understanding that this relationship will be an important one in decades to come, and the more India and China watchers who turn their eyes on the other country, the better.

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The eyes of the world are on China.

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He wanted China to get into the WTO, both for the prestige it would bestow on the nation in the eyes of the world, and for the support it would give to China's reforms.

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Mr. Li, winner of three gold medals for China in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, caught viewers' eyes world-wide when he carried the torch and "flew" around the Beijing stadium at the opening of the 2008 games.

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All eyes financially on Middle East, Asia, especially Japan and China.

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