Studies show that the number of students taking Chinese in college increased 20 percent between 1998 and 2002.
Since first taking Chinese classes in the late 80s I have read and accumulated a large collection of books on China.
Dietrich said that some venture capital firms in the US, with Chinese partners, are taking over Chinese firms whose stock has been distressed because of class action lawsuits against them.
He made about 50 visits to the White House, often taking groups of Chinese business officials with him.
Although figures are hard to come by, the intensity of their training programs indicates just how seriously the Chinese are taking a potential fairway to medals.
Other Chinese developers are taking similar steps abroad, building vacation homes in Southeast Asia, resorts in South Korea and high-rise condos in New York and Sydney.
FORBES: Building Out (of China): Property Tycoons Follow Wealthy Customers Overseas
Other Chinese companies are taking a different approach to grass-roots brands like Accelera, opting instead to scoop up foreign yacht brands as a shortcut to global success.
CNN: Made-in-China superyachts reflect changing tide of economy
Observers in the region, and in Washington, think that if the Xayaburi project were to go ahead, the next dams in Laos will be built by Chinese companies, taking China deeper into South-East Asia.
Chinese retailers are taking advantage.
FORBES: Chinese Mothers Risk Arrest For Buying Safe Baby Formula
Nick Cucinella, CEO at CareerBuilder China, advises graduates to have a CV in both English and Chinese, even if they don't speak the language, and that taking the initiative and targeting prospective employers and Chinese companies is the best path to a job.
China Daily, however, says Chinese travel agents are taking the initiative to suspend tours to North Korea and no notice to halt tourism has been received.
Chinese traders and investors are taking advantage of the recent dip to do some bargain hunting.
The first is that Chinese investment in Brazil is taking off.
Many Chinese management teams that are taking their companies public in China or in overseas capital markets do not understand what is required to run a publicly listed company.
Taking care of parents is part of Chinese tradition but the country's one-child policy and the trend of people moving away for work have put strains on the traditional family structure.
We knew Xiaomi's keen to bring its phones out of China and into the European market, but before taking that long-haul flight, the Chinese company is going to make a couple of stops in Asia.
ENGADGET: Xiaomi Phone 2 preps Hong Kong and Taiwan launch, seeks early local testers on Facebook
After years of when going to the movies meant sitting in a drafty hall watching a film chosen by a local government committee, the Chinese have embraced the idea of taking in a movie as a desirable leisure activity.
The Chinese government understands the challenges and is taking steps to establish a stronger social safety net.
Some wealthy Chinese are voting with their feet and taking their kids to live in Canada or Australia.
Statistics compiled by an online badminton publication suggest Chinese badminton players have a history of taking steps to avoid playing each other.
In terms of fashion and accessories, major brands have had to become more conscious of increasing consumer sophistication in top-tier cities by boosting the quality and selection of products offered while taking account of the fact that a significant number Chinese consumers of a certain income level often prefer to purchase luxury goods outside the mainland to sidestep high luxury taxes.
Chinese, Russian and Middle Eastern plutocrats are taking their place.
Peruvian food has gone international in recent years with television chefs such as Acurio taking the likes of cerviche and lomo saltado (a Chinese-Peruvian fusion dish made with shredded beef) into the mainstream.
Chinese manufacturers have denied these allegations, but are taking steps to counter the effects of possible tariffs.
FORBES: Chinese Solar Firms Get a Breather as Import Tariff Ruling is Delayed
By taking steps to avert inflation in their own country, the Chinese authorities may halt the return of inflation to Japan.
ECONOMIST: The Chinese fear inflation; the Japanese long for it
Eastern Chinese cities have been closing live poultry markets and taking other precautions to limit the spread of the new virus.
FORBES: H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Reach 24, Deaths At 7 In China; Chicken's Off Menus
Beijing and major eastern Chinese cities have closed live poultry markets and are taking other precautions to limit the spread of the new virus.
FORBES: H7N9 Bird Flu Cases In China Rise By Four To 91; Half Have Had No Contact With Poultry
Eastern Chinese cities have been closing live poultry markets and taking other measures to try to contain the disease which has killed six to date.
FORBES: H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Reach 21 In China; Death Total Unchanged At Six
Ushered into the living room by the secretary after a quarter of an hour, Husna gazed around her, as petitioners do, more tense than curious, taking in the worn gold brocade on the sofa, a large Chinese painting of horsemen over the rosewood mantel.
应用推荐