Many of my overseas friends have made it a point over the years to buy as many snuff bottles as they could find when traveling to China to give as gifts back home.
When returning to China, his customers risk having them confiscated at customs, Deng said.
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But on a small business level, which is the essence of this country and it is the foreign ambassador for countries around the world to meet us, when I go to China and I spend all my time, I have a one-on-one relationship.
Ping An and other insurers are also expected to benefit when China's insurance regulator allows them to place more of their investments into higher-yielding assets like equity and property.
"When I returned to China, I was welcomed by a huge crowd at the airport, " she gushes.
Last week, the gurus decided the bubble had burst, at least when it comes to China Life Insurance.
But when Daniels travels to China and elsewhere, what exactly is he selling?
When it comes to China, the term is even more paradoxical as the country has been growing by leaps and bounds.
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The estimate is that there are 5 to 6 million Chinese in Thailand who are fluent in Chinese since Chinese education was allowed when China started to strengthen.
In November 2007, Correa announced his intention to grant the Chinese access to Manta in efforts to strengthen Sino-Ecuadorian relations at a time when China was looking to satisfy its growing demand for natural resources while Correa was looking to finance his increased social spending.
There were pictures, and reports that Cook was handling the negotiations with China Mobile when it came to bringing the iPhone legally to China.
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For my own part, I fail to see the purpose of not cooperating with China when it comes to the space program.
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When I first came to China, the conventional wisdom was that pizza would never catch on here.
International visitors, including Americans, reached almost 3 million, up from 580, 000 in 1999, when Macau was returned to China.
It also risks increasing U.S. ownership of the problem at a time when we want China to do more.
When I first came to China almost 20 years ago, a Chinese partner could not be expected to make its equity contribution in a joint venture in cash.
Since June 2010 when China agreed to float its currency against the U.S. dollar, the yuan has risen by about 11 percent, an estimate that is adjusted for inflation.
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Stephen, when are you moving to China?
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Chinese companies today have much more cash than when I first came to China, and are now able to hire the best people in the world and to acquire overseas companies as a way to gain access to needed technology.
The fact that Chinese PE firms do not spend as much time on due diligence enables them to act much faster than their international counterparts, making them extremely competitive when it comes to making deals in China.
The number one hurdle to overcome when travelling around China is the language barrier.
Etch A Sketches were made in Ohio until 2000, when the company moved production to China because of increasing costs.
Ask Bunge what happens to soy futures when China decides it needs a few million tons less soybeans this year from Midwestern farmers.
In fact, when their Chief Economist went to China, they posted those comments on their own channel and then they put it up on the Facebook page.
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When it comes to marketing in China, use caution.
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Asked when China is going to overtake the US as the world's biggest economy, he says the ability to predict such things has been terrible in the past and not any better now.
Of course, a growth rate of 7% is hardly a disaster, and Rothman still counts himself firms in the optimist camp when it comes to investing in China, provided you back the right horse.
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