Sprawling across 180 acres of downtown Beijing, this vast palace served as the symbolic and political centre of the Chinese world for more than five centuries.
Poly rocked the Chinese art world when it bought them for a total of four million dollars at auctions in Hong Kong in 2000.
On a recent branding mission to China, we learned that every child in Chinese elementary school is taught the three Chinese innovations that changed the world: gunpowder, the compass, and movable type (Chinese ancients also invented paper currency).
The economic relationship we have -- and then the security of that region of the world and of the entire world -- are important in the role that the Chinese must play as world actors.
Zhang Xinmin, an agricultural official with the State Statistical Bureau, argues that dependence on foreign suppliers would impose a burden on the Chinese government and the world market.
By forging relationships with leading Chinese state-owned and private energy and technology companies, U.S. companies -- at times working with the federal government -- can create a "ladder of cooperation" with the Chinese to lead the world forward on climate change.
And if that trajectory indicates that over the course of a year the RMB has appreciated a certain amount that is more in line in economic fundamentals, then I -- hopefully not only will that be good for the U.S. economy, that will also be good for the Chinese economy and the world economy.
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Insofar as the world depends on China's growth, the state of the Chinese banking system is the world's problem.
The disaster served as a rallying point for the Chinese government to reach out to the outside world and to instill patriotism and humanitarianism among the Chinese.
In other words, China had to first catch up with the rest of the world before Chinese companies and individuals could even think about inventing new technologies, or building global brands.
We see this in the rare-earth sector, where the Chinese underbid competitors around the world.
The big losers in this fight are obviously the users themselves as well as Tencent, since the majority of Chinese netizens have sided with Qihoo against the company, which was not exactly known for its popularity in the world of Chinese IT.
At a time when the American print media is in decline, the Chinese press is growing, and Caijing is the first Chinese publication with the prospect of becoming a world-class news organization.
Our beef is among the best in the world, and Chinese consumers are eager to buy it.
Yes, the last few days have really shown us the increasing importance of the Chinese market on world market.
Bloomberg reminds us that despite the sales increase, Apple is not a dominant force in the world of Chinese mobile.
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The investigation will fan the flames of what is seen by many as a growing dispute about the proliferation of Chinese electronics companies across the world.
Shark fin, of course, is the namesake ingredient of shark fin soup, a popular delicacy in China since the Ming Dynasty and now eaten in Chinese restaurants around the world.
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After the disposal, Goldman continues to own 10.1 billion shares, about 3% of the Chinese bank, the largest in the world by market value.
During the Edo Period (1615-1863), when Japan cut itself off from the wider world, only Chinese and Dutch traders were allowed into the country.
There is a little of the same arrogance: that Chinese finance can teach the outside world a thing or two.
"Over the next 10 to 20 years, a big phenomenon in the world will be Chinese and Indian companies, once they have scale in their own markets, expanding oversees, " he said.
This week we talked about the growing reach and influence of Chinese soft power around the world, and the advent of the e-bike on Beijing streets (Kuo and Osnos both worship at the temple of the e-bike, and never resist an opportunity to proselytize).
But what about the growing cohort of Chinese companies starting to strut the world stage?
The sixth-ranked Chinese held their own against the world's top-ranked team, but lacked the skill to match the Dutch.
This is all happening at a time when the rest of the world is looking to the Chinese consumer as the last hope for the global economy.
This trip will advance America's interests in Asia and the rest of the world and I believe our Chinese friends will view it that way as well.
Falling consumption dashes hopes around the world that Chinese consumers will be buying foreign products and thereby stimulating growth in other countries.
The Chinese are now the world's most avid luxury shoppers, at least if trips abroad to cities like Hong Kong and Paris are taken into account.
The magnitude of the Chinese mobile market, the largest in the world, with more than 540 million subscribers, means that the summertime experiment could turn into big business.
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