And while most China investors are far from overly bullish on China, nor subscribe to any saintly view of its economic management, the prevailing consensus among portfolio managers who continue to put money to work in China is this: China may be down, but it is not out.
And there are few place where this is more evident than in China.
To put this in context, this is the Christmas season in China.
My expectation is that China is going to make progress on this issue.
"People have this belief ... that everything in America is made in China, " he said.
This is one of the reasons that IKEA is so popular in China.
This is one of the reasons that IKEA is very popular in China.
Second, Apple is beginning to make real traction in China and this is a pivotal market for upscale retailers.
"I think China is driving the bus this year, " Ms. Markova said, adding that a pickup in China's exports has helped offset some of the sluggish demand in India.
Such water scarcity is nothing new for this part of China, and neither is government attention to the issue.
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But America should start paying more attention to what China is doing in this area.
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This is more prevalent in China but also elsewhere.
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This shows how big the opportunity is in China.
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In fact, I'd suggest, what we have seen is that China is becoming quite savvy at getting good public relations from this speculation.
This is really rather amusing: Apple is being sued for intellectual property piracy in China.
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This is an incredible statistic considering that China is only in the early stages of smartphone adoption. 3G penetration in China stands at only about 18% currently and is growing strongly.
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This is an incredible statistic considering that China is only in the early stages of smartphone adoption. 3G penetration in China stands at only about 19% currently and is growing strongly.
This is an incredible statistic considering that China is only in the early stages of smartphone adoption. 3G penetration in China stands at only about 20% currently and is growing strongly.
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Critical to the stainless steel industry, nickel is seeing strong demand from China and the U.S. MacMillan notes that this demand is in part due to America's shortage of stainless steel scrap.
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