But the successful purchase of IBM's PC computer arm by Chinese computer company Lenovo shows another model.
In theatres and temples, there is a chance to see popular Chinese opera and puppet shows, while karaoke rings out of bars and markets.
Dramas are among the most popular shows on Chinese television and, airing during prime time, attract some of the highest advertising revenue.
Although the list shows the clout of Chinese stars it home, they are increasingly finding success abroad.
When one newcomer, MediaZone, started a Web site to send prime-time shows from China to Chinese expats living abroad, it signed on with Akamai.
The fire sale, first reported by David Baker of the San Francisco Chronicle, shows that even as the Chinese solar industry struggles with its own severe financial problems China is poised to scoop up U.S. technology on the cheap.
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Recent data from Johns Hopkins shows that about 20 percent of Chinese kids and over a third of the boys are overweight or obese.
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The Eurobaromter survey shows that more or nearly as many Chinese as Americans have positive views of the contribution of their schools to entrepreneurship, depending on the specific question.
Tickets for those performances are free, while entrance to other shows, such as a medley of Chinese a cappella groups on 14 February and local jazz fusion band SIU2 on 15 February can be bought via Hong Kong ticketing outlet Urbtix.
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Shows at the new gallery have included contemporary Chinese and Middle Eastern art and American abstract painting and sculpture.
Second, the deal shows that even as Suntech and other big Chinese solar companies face crushing debt loads and would likely be headed for bankruptcy absent government support, they still are a force to be reckoned with in the U.S. market even as the tariffs imposed this year by the U.S. Department of Commerce add to their costs.
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"In movies and television shows, there has never been a really good Chinese lead, " Hung says.
"After controlling for the Chinese New Year, the numbers are still very strong and shows the economic recovery is on track, " said Zhang Zhiwei, chief China economist at Nomura.
For example, the record shows that 20 of the 40 responding domestic producers imported Chinese merchandise during the period and that the 12 largest domestic producers of wooden bedroom furniture all imported reasonably substantial and increasing volumes of merchandise from China during the period of investigation.
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In People's Daily Overseas Edition, Hua Liming, a former Chinese ambassador to Iran, says almost simultaneous visits by Palestinian and Israeli leaders shows the two countries' "expectations and trust" in China.
The netizen reaction shows the incident in Egypt should not be used to generalize the behavior of Chinese travelers, says Mei Zhang, founder and CEO of travel agency WildChina, which handles both inbound and outbound tourists.
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