Despite absorbing influences from the West, Abe and B6 say their work incorporates Chinese elements.

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"Being a target customer myself and growing up in China I understand the needs of the Chinese female audience and know how to add Chinese elements to better suit their needs, " she says.

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He combined contemporaneous political issues with elements from a Chinese parable and the story of the judgment of Solomon, in which two women claim the same child.

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Perhaps most obvious was the addition of Chinese motifs to the mix of decorative elements in architects' design repertoires of zigzags, curves and chevrons.

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France, you might say, has elements of both American and Chinese political cultures: it is a democracy with a strong, centralised administration and a predilection for state planning.

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The winner of a MacArthur Fellowship, Shen creates dances that incorporate visual and storytelling elements from the theatre, Chinese opera, Eastern philosophy and traditional and contemporary visual art and sculpture.

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Chinese strategists agree that both the offensive and defensive elements of IW require a robust and effective command and control system.

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The refurbished venue, which combines eastern and western architectural elements including an Art Deco facade and a Chinese-style roof, lies amid low-rise tenement buildings, vibrant markets and local shops.

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At the new technical center near Shanghai, GM and its Chinese partners are jointly developing new cars based on GM components, including such high-tech elements as electric-car batteries, dual-clutch transmissions and lightweight materials.

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