One must also factor in that soccer is probably the most televised sport in China, although basketball, especially with Chinese stars in foreign leagues, has exploded in programming during the past decade.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei reiterated a call for calm on all sides.
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The business side of the trip involved company visits in Beijing and Shanghai with Chinese and foreign businesses in various fields.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a daily news briefing that "joint efforts" should be made to turn around a "tense situation".
In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Tuesday morning that the Chinese companies were developing international operations that were mutually beneficial for both countries.
But they also said that China is catching up fast in other areas of civil and military aviation technology, thanks in large part to technology transferred by foreign aerospace companies in Chinese joint ventures.
In broad terms, Chinese foreign policy will continue to follow the contours outlined above.
After Baghdad opened up Iraq's oil fields last year to foreign development, Chinese companies poured in and are now the largest foreign players.
"China strongly urges that both sides retain calm and restrain, and engage in talks as quickly as possible in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, " Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement.
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And on Friday, the senior representative of the Chinese foreign ministry in Hong Kong was replaced.
To help reduce net foreign-currency inflows, the government announced plans earlier this month that would make it possible for the first time though still subject to quotas for firms and ordinary Chinese to invest in foreign securities markets.
As a category, alternative investments ranging from direct investments by foreign corporations in Chinese joint ventures and wholly owned facilities, to investments by private equity firms in all sectors of the economy will continue to be the best way to invest large amounts of capital in China.
Also in the building were 14 Chinese-owned companies, the Foreign Trade Ministry in Beijing said.
The combination ticks every box, bringing a presence in key markets for Chinese clients and exposure to a sophisticated foreign firm with skills in areas like investment banking and foreign-currency funding.
He quickly took advantage of a State Department offer to pay for graduate study in Europe for Foreign Service officers who agreed to achieve fluency in Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, or Russian.
One of the most interesting stories in China which most foreign observers have missed is how the Chinese, in their own very ingenious ways, have adapted the Internet to fit their needs.
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He stopped in at a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister at the White House yesterday.
Those U.S.-educated Chinese trade lawyers who work for foreign law firms based in China can be considered "Chinese legal capacity" too, said Wang.
"This action seriously interfered with China's internal affairs, " said Ma Zhaoxu, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a statement, adding that officials have lodged formal complaints with their U.S. counterparts in Beijing and Washington.
The confusion over the government's role in the latest blizzard reflects both the scope of China's weather-modification efforts, and the aura of almost mystical ability that surrounds them in the minds of many Chinese and foreign observers.
In addition, foreign investors have large stakes in several of the large Chinese Internet firms, including Alibaba Group (Yahoo and Softbank together own a majority) and Tencent (South African media firm Naspers owns 35%).
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The CSCSE is jointly approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council in 2000 to provide foreign credential assessment service to both Chinese and foreign students holding degree certificates and diplomas awarded by overseas institutions of higher education.
Revenue from oil production is the government's principal source of funds for the war in Sudan, and the Commission found that foreign corporations, including Chinese petroleum companies, are vital investors in the Sudanese oil industry.
The result is that there will be the need to increase in the features and quality of Chinese products to support this demand in order to compete with foreign brands.
The fund seeks to earn current income reflective of money market rates in China available to foreign investors, and to provide exposure to movements in the Chinese Yuan relative to the United States dollar.
Of the total, 86, 173 foreign students in Japan were Chinese, up 9 percent year-over-year.
Alibaba recently transferred ownership of the unit to Alibaba CEO Jack Ma, a move the company said was necessary to comply with Chinese regulations barring foreign investment in domestic online payment services.
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