This is why our firm just announced new alliances in China and India.

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This is a lesson that our trade partners, especially China and Singapore, have long understood and leveraged to their best advantage.

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This is the first year since our inaugural 2004 list that China has not increased its number of Global 2000 companies.

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"We are at a very important and delicate point in our relationship with the People's Republic of China and how this is handled will go a long way as to the future of that relationship, " Sen.

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And this continues to be something that is a high priority in our conversations with and diplomatic efforts with China.

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Note: One stand-out theme on the new list of 30 outstanding entrepreneurs under the age of 30 published this month (see link here) by Forbes China, our licensed Chinese edition, is the connection to Taobao.com, the online marketplace used by many members use to reach customers at relatively little cost.

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In addition, this is what we can predict for our American clients, who may not be as many as our player base in China.

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