Mark Williams also won through after a comprehensive 5-0 victory over China's Liang Wen Bo.
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Santai is but one example of the urbanization that is taking place all over China.
However, in writing my newly-released book, The Chinese Dream, I traveled all over China and spoke to hundreds of people.
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With Lijia as my guide, I can eavesdrop on the back-and-forth banter of cook and customer in accents from all over China.
Concern over China's own growth prospects was another possible factor behind the drop in FDI in the final months of last year.
Taipei also offers an incredible variety of food from all over China.
Moreover, urbanization is hardly the only demographic trend sweeping over China.
The prime minister of Greenland says he will not favour the EU over China or other investors when granting access to highly prized rare earth minerals.
And the fact that they are used all over China, by people young and old, means that stories and scandals once kept hidden in some provincial town are now getting nationwide coverage.
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Mattek-Sands followed up her win over China's 2011 champion Li Na by beating Argentine qualifier Paula Ormaechea 4-6 6-1 6-3 to reach the last 16 for the first time, equaling her best showing in a grand slam.
For example, Caterpillar decided to move some of their excavator production back to Texas, NCR Corp. returned production of its ATMs, and even Wham-O has elected to make some of their Hula Hoops and Frisbees in the U.S. over China.
That's not necessarily an idea that would bring a lot of comfort to some folks who are a little bit nervous about the increasing U.S. business presence in China, the announcement, for instance, that GE, is sending its radiological business completely over to China.
Investors have been betting for some time that the worst is over for China.
Whether or not arena football will go over in China or not is uncertain.
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Still, he managed to lure Patrick Benzie, a former Harvard classmate, over to China.
It has also become clear that Washington has little say over what China does to let the yuan rise.
As part of the deal Yahoo also handed over its China-based operations to Alibaba, including its email and search services.
Brazilian farmers and trading companies ship raw soybeans over to China while Argentina ships the more expensive soymeal and soybean oil.
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Over in China, official PMI readings appear to have stabilized, rising for the second consecutive month to 51.2 (from 50.9) in September.
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Approving the trade pact would end the annual debate over whether China should get normal trade relations -- a designation previously known as Most Favored Nation (MFN) status.
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Spurred on by seeing his friends and colleagues venture over to China and succeed, Silicon Valley tech executive Elliott Ng found he could not resist the lure to go eastward.
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On Wednesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told journalists that China has "indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and adjacent waters, which has abundant historical and legal grounds".
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To adjust the imbalance, Beijing has scheduled China Unicom to take over fixed-line operator China Netcom (See " Beijing Smiles On China Unicom").
But only a bit over half think China will soon emerge as a major tech economy.
Palladium is likely to find a firmer footing as concerns over demand and China in particular subside.
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Lenovo sold 9 million smartphones in China over the past three months, the company said this week.
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