China re-exports a lot of what it imports, turning hard drives into iPods and iron ore into steel.
Long-time resident Luise Schafer was one of the first foreigners to move to Shanghai after China re-established ties with the rest of the world in the late 1970s.
One is that China is re-discovering and revitalizing its traditional civilization, which is the tradition it shares with Japan.
FORBES: More on the Future Japan-China (and Japan--U.S. ) Relationship
Mr. FINKELSTEIN: Now after over 20 years of so-called reform and opening up, China is re-emerging as a significant actor in international relations.
Looking ahead, China is likely to meet its growth targets, but it is not clear how rapidly China will re-balance its pattern of growth.
After China's re-entry into the international arena, it was hoped that a Chinese writer could one day win acclaim both in China and in the West.
China wants to re-balance growth towards consumption and services.
Some, though, remain hopeful that Doha can see a "big-bang" moment, pointing to the fact that the new leadership in China and the re-elected President Obama are both making optimistic noises about climate.
As it does, China will once again re-write the rules for competing in the global economy.
We make furniture, and we have 30 stores in China and we're shipping them from the United States.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Closes Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth
They can do things that can't be shipped off to China because they're so attuned to their customers' needs.
WHITEHOUSE: "White House to Main Street" Town Hall: Elyria, OH
But it speaks to the key challenge facing China: how to re-allocate capital toward uses that will generate sustainable growth.
And just in case you've forgotten that you're in China, the chocolate boutique features small linen squares lacquered a fire-engine red.
And if they say, ah, you know, the United States and China, they're not serious about this, then they won't be serious either.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Holds Town Hall with Chinese Youth
The so-called Bric countries, Brazil, Russia, India and China, they're the ones fuelling the world's growth and indeed they're fuelling our growth here at JCB.
China's gradual re-entry into the global economy during the 1990s, and its recent acceptance as a member of the World Trade Organisation, mark the end of this phase.
And as it relates to China, we're going to continue to work cooperatively with the Chinese where we have common interests and where we have differences, particularly as it relates to making sure that China is living up to the rules of the road.
"This is going to be the century of China, so we're preparing them, " he says.
In 1979, the International Olympic Committee voted to re-admit China after an absence of 21 years.
Ironically, while Asian carp are spreading rapidly in the U.S., they're declining in China, where dam projects are reducing their habitat.
We haven't been tempted to move product development to anywhere else even though we're operating in China, Japan, India, United States, United Kingdom.
WSJ: Nick Greiner: Laying the Groundwork for Growth in Australia
But we're now in China, twenty years into this experiment, China has enjoyed tremendous economic growth, almost ten percent a year for a decade.
Unfortunately for now, Lenovo's saying the LePad and the Hybrid part will only be available in China, but we're gonna keep wishin' and prayin' that both actually see the light of day and journey across the rough seas.
ENGADGET: Lenovo LePad to ship in December, IdeaPad U1 Hybrid dock slated for January 2011
They're doing business with China, though the two countries still have economic and trade disputes.
Rising costs, greater difficulties in attracting and retaining key employees and power shortages in many coastal areas may cause companies to re-think their China manufacturing strategies.
On the other hand, from the perspective of the developing countries like China and India, they're saying to themselves, per capita our carbon footprint remains very small, and we have hundreds of millions of people who don't even have electricity yet, so for us to get bound by a set of legal obligations could potentially curtail our ability to develop, and that's not fair.
WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference
The rise of China as other large emerging economies is re-drawing the global economic map.
I'm sure the studios are not excited about making the China-inspired changes but they're in the business to make a buck and they're finding it hard to resist.
"Right now we're studying and learning about China but have made no decisions about if, or how, we will approach it, " said Debbie Frost, Facebook's director of international communications.
应用推荐