Plus, the airline faces new competition on its coveted Pacific routes, as China has opened its gates.
Thursday's People's Daily says China has opened up markets in manufacturing, agriculture and service industries, citing a White Paper released by the State Council.
China has opened up new economic, diplomatic and strategic avenues for African states, but it is ultimately down to Africans, both the people in power and the man on the street, to negotiate on their own terms, identify priorities, and leverage opportunities to further their own interests.
China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou.
Foreign investment has soared since China opened its markets to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2002.
One place where Microsoft has opened a research lab is China.
It has opened major gas pipelines to China and Iran, and is considering taking part in the Nabucco pipeline - an EU-backed project designed to provide an alternative to Russian gas supplies to Europe.
In other EMC big data news, it has opened in Israel its second EMC Labs location (the first was opened in China last year).
In 1994 it opened its first store in China and now has 54 stores there.
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Apple sales in China doubled in 2010 and 2011, and the company has opened up several new retail outlets in the past year, for a total of 11.
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The company has also opened a manufacturing plant in Guangzhou, China and research facilities in Singapore and India for new nutritional products.
Since China opened up its markets in the 80s, it has become the fastest growing economy in the world and teenagers are now tempted with all the trappings of Western life.
Indian outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services has opened offices in Budapest, Hungary and Hangzhou, China.
He has also opened franchises in the US (Chivas USA) and China.
Thus, in order to take advantage of this growth, United Technologies has opened a new manufacturing facility for Otis elevators in Chongqing in southwestern China.
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China, wisely learning from the West and elsewhere, has eased for trading and investment rules and opened its exchanges wider to entrepreneurs.
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