"At the Asia-Europe forum earlier this year, Premier Zhu had a conversation with Singapore's Goh Chok Tong in which he reiterated China's position, " recalls a Chinese trade official.
Some U.S. officials and analysts say they now detect a shift in China's position, pointing out that it has backed U.N. sanctions against North Korea, kept quiet about the recent U.S. dispatch of B-2 bombers and F-22 fighter jets to South Korea and allowed unusually direct criticism of Pyongyang in state-controlled its media.
He seemed to accept China's position when, during his Shanghai radio call-in he conceded that "China is still an emerging economy" that deserved a longer period of adjustment than richer countries.
"China's position on Taiwan's foreign exchanges is clear and consistent, " Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on Wednesday.
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Sure enough, the talks, the latest round of which ended on November 5th, seem only to have hardened China's position.
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Then in another act of troublesome expediency, he moved toward acceptance of China's position on entry to the World Trade Organization.
"China's position has been clear and consistent: We are against it, " Gen.
Third and most important, China's position continues to unnerve the other claimants.
Africa also remains significant for China's position within the developing world.
As Sino-American relations have worsened lately, China's position has hardened.
She says she is a firm supporter of China's position on Tibet and made The Sent Down Girl to show the best side of the Chinese presence in the region.
This strategy of non-intervention may not be sustainable, says Simpfendorfer, "I think China's position will be challenged by the Gulf countries and that is certainly a risk the new leadership has to look out for" especially since Beijing is so dependent on the region to fuel its economic expansion.
Although the precise accusations are unclear it seems that the Chinese suspect Rio's people of spying on its steel industry to obtain information about China's negotiating position.
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Furthermore, locating the factories in China's hinterland puts them in a better position to service China's growing domestic consumer market instead of exporting to consumers in the U.S. and elsewhere.
China's fiscal position is generally strong, and it's managed to avoid too much damage to its banking system.
China's negotiating position worsened even as it made increasingly belligerent noises.
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Another Chinese military expert, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that China's basic position on North Korea hadn't changed, and that the only way to curb its nuclear ambitions was for the U.S. to take a more conciliatory position toward Pyongyang.
But China's overall cash position is extremely high, and its dependency on exports is less than most suppose.
Discipline has always been Zhu's touchstone, from his early days as a lowly planning official to his current position as China's fiscal field marshal.
Amid rumors that Beijing helped broker the meeting, Kim Jong Il's surprise visit to China on its eve reaffirmed that country's position as North Korea's closest friend and adviser -- which had been in doubt recently.
Disneyland Hong Kong would certainly further buttress the territory's position as China's window and gateway to the world.
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While not condemning North Korea's actions, China maintained its position of promoting talks with Pyongyang.
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That would cement his position as China's supreme post-Deng leader.
Recognising that much of the innovation is now in the mobile computing area, Lenovo has been building a strong position in China's smartphone and tablet market, and is now moving into other territories.
Now it seems the White House has decided that it's time to stop speaking of China's achievements and to start reasserting the United States' position as the pre-eminent power both in Asia and globally.
When direct trade with China becomes easier, the territory's position will become more precarious.
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