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.
Qantas said China Eastern Airlines is China's second largest airline in terms of passengers carried.
With the rapid industrialization that has occurred in China, it is no surprise that China is now the largest market for machine tools in the world.
This surprise move by China is a bullish factor for most raw commodity markets, as China is a major raw commodity consumer.
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If the IPO volume from Hong Kong, which is an extension of the China capital markets, is added, the total volume from Greater China is 3.6 times greater than that of the United States.
"A great friend of China" is how China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying described Hugo Chavez after his death was announced.
But while U.S. trade to China is increasing as China consumers get richer, and their currency gets stronger, it is miniscule in comparison to what the U.S imports from there.
The iPhone has been available in China since 2009 through China Unicom and it is likely that China Telecom launches the iPhone 4S on its CDMA network early next year.
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We're putting this economy, through these governors, Mr. President, and putting this country on track to lead the world in clean coal technology which we can export -- including exporting to China, which China is building coal-powered plants at a rate of one per month -- one per month.
"China and the industrialization of China is what is propelling the mineral boom and its one of the major areas in which Africa is experiencing a growth surge which is, in fact, placing Africa as the next growth story after China, India and Brazil, " he said.
Chinese accession to World Trade Organization First, I think it is important for China to be a member of the World Trade Organization because China is a major economic power that will grow only larger over time.
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China's commerce minister even got poetic, penning an article in the China Daily highlighting the way China is investing in Africa, not just stripping resources from it.
Although the majority of WeChat users are from China, it is the number of users from outside China that is growing at accelerated rate in the past couple of years.
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Although China is making it possible for Africans to visit, study and work in China, it is not asking, or requesting, other countries to emulate it or support its values.
From preppy college campuses to Park Avenue corporate offices to Wall Street to the Bay Area to anyone with a passport, visa and suitcase, the action is China, China!
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China is expected to bring 50 gigawatts (GW) of coal-fueled generation in 2011 which will demand an additional 175 million metric tons of coal use, while China is expected to need an additional 250 million tons by 2017, according to Peabody. (Read Production Of Iron Ore, Copper, Coal Falling, Is Goldman Sachs Wrong?).
The U.S. is as dependent on China for its economic and military health and economic growth as China is dependent on the U.S. for its key markets, reserve finance, and global capitalist trading regime.
Nokia has already launched the Lumia 800C and announced the cheaper Lumia 610 on China Telecom, and is rumored to have roped in China Mobile as well for its WP8 plans. 3G penetration is still at a lowly 18% in China, and the carriers there are actively trying to transition their huge 2G base to 3G.
While Apple already has deals with two Chinese mobile operators - China Unicom and China Telecom - it is yet to strike a partnership with China Mobile, the biggest operator in the world in terms of subscriber volume.
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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Anyone who follows China closely can see that China is shifting its focus inward.
Malaysia will only resume imports of China's poultry when China is able to contain the new avian flu subtype and is declared free from the strain, Nazahiyah Sulaiman, spokeswoman at Malaysia's Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) said.
Thus, we can have the end game where China does not have those things but is not a rich country, or where China is a rich country but which by definition must have those things.
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The message is filtering down, according to Ann Wang, a young entrepreneur in China who is on the board of the China Youth Climate Action Network.
That is, China is using its paper reserves to buy real assets in the ground.
As it is, China is gently loosening controls on yuan flows, but only a little.
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One reason is that China is now the biggest single trading partner of most of them.
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