Qi is a Chinese medical term that refers to the functional force of metabolism.
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Now, by choosing the broader term, Chinese officials tell us their ambitions are far grander.
Long-term, Chinese companies have a valuable place in the U.S. equity markets, but must meet certain standards.
What is surprising is that many Japanese firms commented to the Teikoku Databank that they felt in the long-term, Chinese investments in Japanese firms will lead to a positive upturn for the Japanese economy.
But that hasn't stopped Chinese buyers from coming, leading analysts to predict the country's private condominium market will become more popular over the long term as Chinese investors look for more ways to diversify their investments.
But ChangFeng is just one of several Chinese carmakers laying long-term plans for the U.S. market.
While the European, American and Korean car makers have all gained market share in 2012 at the expense of their Japanese counterparts, the biggest beneficiary in the long term may be Chinese companies.
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The impact of high air-pollution levels on long-term health weighs on Chinese and foreigners alike.
Rather, he believes that the government authorities see the appreciation of the Chinese currency as a long-term, structural adjustment.
The battle for software dollars is so intense in China that researchers rarely work as a team on long-term software projects, Chinese scientists say.
There may still be short-term profit opportunities in Chinese financial institutions.
Foreign firms should establish long-term interaction with leading Chinese faculty at Chinese universities, from top-rated Beijing University to Tsinghua to Fudan (in Shanghai) to other colleges in Tianjin, Dalian, Nanjing, Wuhan, Xiamen and Guangdong.
The Chinese government agrees that in the medium term it needs to set its currency free.
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Also helping market tone this morning, for the short term at least, was Chinese and UK manufacturing activity.
The report also speculated that non-Chinese demand will fall in the near term, which is also hardly a state secret worthy of WikiLeaks.
Steel manufacturers, the largest consumers of iron ore, have started to demand even shorter-term contracts, with some Chinese buyers entering into monthly contracts.
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He still likes the long-term outlook in the growing Chinese market, applauding the company's plan to ramp up its Pizza Hut chain to 150 pizza delivery outlets by 2008 from 25 today.
Last year, initial public offerings from China accounted for nearly one-third the total of all listings in the U.S. While this year has seen a slowdown to 13 IPOs in the U.S. from China, the long-term trend is unstoppable as Chinese entrepreneurs gain new-found confidence and their startups become market leaders.
In both areas, the Chinese government has set ambitious, long-term targets and mobilized vast resources to achieve them.
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Instead of building long-term relationships, however, the Chinese companies pressed for even lower prices and then ended their relationships when the law firms refused.
Sabah's 48 constituencies are drawn around the state's three main ethnic groups: Malays, Chinese and Kadazandusun, a catch-all term for Sabah's 30 or so indigenous groups.
Looking past the market dips in shares of many recently listed Chinese companies, the panelists took the long-term view.
Take a long-term approach, and be certain you understand the Chinese culture before you launch.
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" In the medium to long term, says Bhaskaran, "once the Chinese start returning with their capital and expertise, Indonesia will be in a steadier growth phase.
On the plus side, the presence of the state has lent a stability and long-term perspective to the investment and growth of the Chinese economy, which is not just reminiscent of the keiretsu in Japan but also the family holdings in the chaebols in Korea.
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In the long-term, a labor shortage is good news for the Chinese economy, as it will induce Chinese companies to innovate.
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Chinese policymakers accept that the yuan needs to appreciate over the longer term, but say now is the wrong time, because exports are still falling, by 14% over the past 12 months.
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Trying to control short-term inflation with interest rates alone is like trying to eat Chinese food with only one chopstick.
This need for soybeans is so serious that the Chinese are willing to spend BIG money to assure a consistent long-term supply.
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