In considering all of the variables, however, it seems clear that if Tesla is going to make it in China, it will have to make it as a luxury brand, not as an electric vehicle.
For those expats at the Guangzhou event swimming against the rising tide of competition, employing a number of techniques is necessary to make it in China -- local connections being one of the most useful.
These past few weeks make it critical that China begin taking action to address the air quality in its cities.
And it could make China even more competitive as an exporter to industrialised countries.
That's important because it will make China less dependent on exporting to other countries, and less reliant on those giant government projects.
So commodities companies such as BHP Billiton are now deciding that the reduced demand for their products from China make it harder to justify investing in those projects for the moment.
The raising of the value of the Yuan can make it less expensive for China to import oil and other commodities but can also increase the price of oil to the U.S. consumers as the value of the dollar continues to decline.
And as I said to an earlier caller, when I go home I intend to see what I can do about sending more Americans to China and trying to make it possible for more Chinese to come to America.
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The successful launch in China is only going to make it that much more difficult.
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China says it wants to make sure news and numbers from foreign sources will not upset its markets.
QE3 could conceivably make it harder for the big emerging markets like China and Brazil to keep inflation under control.
But the faster they grow in China, the tougher it is to make a buck back home.
Earlier this year, it relaxed the entry rules for foreign investors, making it easier for more firms to make a foray into China.
Short of Armageddon in the region, it would appear that China is destined to make chips for itself and, one day, the world.
Stockpiles of disease control equipment, anti-viral drugs and clinical equipment have been increased and China says it has the capacity to make anti-viral medicines.
According to the Boston Consulting Group, if you want to sell refrigerators or cars in western Europe, it can be cheaper to make them in Poland than in China.
"Everyone thinks they need to be in Asia, because of China, but it's difficult to make money, " said Eduardo Leemann, head of Zurich-based Falcon Private Bank, the former private-banking arm of American International Group Inc.
The article, Nike Looks To China To Make LeBron A Billion Dollar Athlete, cleared it all up.
Adding to the company's presence in Beijing and Hong Kong, it will make Luxottica the leading high-end eyewear retailer in China.
If Commerce were to make such a finding, it could assess levies on goods imported from China or other countries with undervalued currencies.
Conveniently after Microsoft's announcement, the Ministry of Culture promptly denied the speculation that it was about to make it easier for foreign companies to sell their consoles and games in China.
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It is even building a new factory in China, to make machines for the local market.
Legal hurdles make it much harder to get rid of staff these days, especially in China and India.
And yet it is China that has launched the largest effort in history to make their economy energy efficient.
In the short term, therefore, China could make growth more volatile, but in the long term it will be a powerful engine of global growth.
In February 2011, in a meeting with Silicon Valley's biggest entrepreneurs, President Barack Obama asked Steve Jobs of Apple what it would take to make iPhones in the U.S. rather than China.
As a light-hearted comedy, it contrasts with the historical epics and action flicks that make up most of China's domestic film releases, says Liv Yi, an analyst at Beijing-based entertainment industry consultancy Entgroup.
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