Suning maneuvered to capture Chinese tourists purchasing duty-free electronic items in Japanese retail shops, as well as bring Laox sales and product management expertise back to its Chinese retail stores.

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The State Department ultimately assisted Mr. Wang in handing himself over to central Chinese authorities so he could avoid capture by local officials loyal to Mr. Bo.

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With the technological playing-field thus levelled, says Aram Hekimian, Wavecom's chief executive, the Chinese brands should be able to capture 80% or more of the market some time in the next few years.

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But something was missing--the triumphal speech to his fellow Chinese, the grand gesture or immortal sound bite that would capture the historic nature of the moment.

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Historians say hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and unarmed soldiers were murdered and raped following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing during the second Sino-Japanese war.

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