In its current state, even a speculated tie-up with Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE wouldn't vault Motorola back into No. 2.

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If a CEO wears jeans with T-shirts tucked in instead of a suit and tie, said one Chinese observer, his sartorial taste will likely to be called "Jobs style".

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Chinese-style suits, no tie, a little sparkle in summer.

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To circumvent the quota, many U.S. studios are launching tie-ups with their Chinese counterparts to get preferential access but these co-productions, as they are known, have mixed results.

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Thompson also may tie the PNTR bill to legislation requiring greater transparency for stock and bond offerings by Chinese and other foreign government-owned enterprises.

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Petrova won her first-round tie against compatriot Elena Vesnina, triumphing 4-6 6-2 6-3, while Chinese 13th seed Li Na beat Spain's Beatriz Garcia Vidagany 6-0 6-2 to set up a clash with Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova.

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