But they encouraged the Chinese to adopt the tools of Tycho Brahe and other famous astronomers in the West.

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Future versions will include tools that let people use popular Chinese web services such as Baidu maps, the Taobao shopping service as well as versions of office programs and image management tools, directly from Ubuntu's main screen.

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There are 130 Chinese companies with annual capacity of more than 100 machine tools.

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Chinese people typically have no garages in which to store tools.

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They recruited Anhui native Yin Tongyao, an executive at Volkswagen's Chinese joint venture, to launch the operation, using tools purchased from the outdated factories of established manufacturers.

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Investors who believe more and more Chinese will be logging on, buying computers, and using search tools like what Baidu has to offer.

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Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have stuck with the old ways, shunning modern medical tools such as MRIs and CAT scan machines.

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There are major differences in how and in what way the digital tools are used in Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Chinese cities.

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