Reached by telephone, an official at the Chinese Table Tennis and Badminton Center, which is affiliated with the country's General Administration of Sports, was unable to provide any information about Yu's status.
Yet, sports were not altogether neglected: trainers, facilities and travel funds were amply provided by the Chinese government for sports like table tennis and gymnastics (both top individual and not team sports, interestingly) where the Chinese excelled.
It does make for a self-evidently international atmosphere - Italians sitting close to the Indians, Chinese at the neighbouring table to the Germans.
She is watching the same TV show that he is (whiskey half drained on his coffee table, Chinese takeout in his lap), and although this fact assures us of a destined romance, it is not so useful for the people on the screen.
The first candidate to sit down at the dark-stained conference table was a Chinese-American, from Washington state, named Andrew Hsu.
She ordered her coffin to be finished in red Chinese lacquer and used it as a coffee table before it became her final bed.
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Another Chinese corporation Huawei moved up to third in the 2011 league table.
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The furniture is minimal: There is a long dining table painted chartreuse and small, bright-blue Chinese peasant cloth pillows sit on two white couches.
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For instance, investors are wary of recent rumblings out of Chinese government officials calling for a cap on the number of table games in Macau.
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Next week, the landscape could change again with the launch of Blackberry 10, and then in February the Mobile World Congress will see Chinese firms like Huawei pushing for a pace at the smartphone table.
U.S., European, Russian and Chinese officials say their offer of talks with Iran is still on the table if Iran suspends controversial nuclear activities.
After all, the Chinese still believe that the best way to display their wealth is on the dinner table.
Chinese state television is showing five hours a day (its top ranking in the medals table may help).
To this end the French have been quietly talking to the Chinese, trying to get the idea of exchange-rate co-ordination on the table.
With many of the city's finest table, like Man Wah and Summer Palace, housed in five-star hotels, Chinese chefs regularly rub shoulders with top toques from Europe and America.
Mr. ROHATYN: I think it's a necessity and include people like the Chinese, the Russians, the Brazilians, the South Koreans, and these people ought to be at the table.
At a corner table, neighborhood regular Lyon Seve(ph) and friends say they sometimes eat lunch at the Chinese restaurant across the street, but when they want a good French meal, they come here.
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