Xiao said that the priority would be conservation of the natural habitat, according to the state's travel network, The Travel Channel.

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Sansha's first mayor, Xiao Jie, said last month the development and improvement of Sansha city will strengthen China's sovereignty of the islands.

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"The price of the yuan appreciation so far has been just too moderate and the trade surplus is related to structural problems, " said Xiao Minjie, an economist with Daiwa Institute of Research.

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Since WTO cases often challenge Chinese law, Chinese lawyers are often best equipped to defend Chinese law to the rest of the world, as they are inculcated in the domestic legal system and culture, said Xiao.

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Waves of Chinese lawyers who received law degrees in the U.S. come back with understanding of WTO law and different legal systems, said Xiao Jinquan, a partner at Dacheng Law Offices and director of the commerce and corporate committee on the All China Lawyers Association.

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"The biggest challenge a new chief executive officer faces is making sure the new business units can effectively coordinate among themselves, " said Yang Xiao, a Beijing-based analyst with research firm Analysys International.

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He said that Dr Xiao held full-time positions in America as well as China, thus showing insufficient loyalty to his Chinese institution, and also that he included conference abstracts as well as proper, peer-reviewed papers in his publication list though neither of these is a mortal sin.

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"People coming here to work in factories don't have the time or the money for shopping or the rollercoaster, " said a migrant worker in his 20s, surnamed Xiao, who works at the mall.

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