Monthly Archives: November 2006

Today’s Quiz

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Chris Carr
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1. What does the term “strong hardware, weak software” typically mean in the context of China? (Do some digging on Google and report back here what you find out.) 2. China is about as wide as the U.S. However, unlike … Continue reading →

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Chinese Hotels — You Gotta Love ‘Em!

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Chris Carr
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Rarely will your day and travel plans unfold in China as you originally had planned. This includes never quite knowing what will happen with your hotel and the quality of service … I have been in some 4 Star hotels … Continue reading →

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Get Your Tan On — In China (While You Karaoke)

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Chris Carr
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Several months ago the China Law Blog did a great post on how tanning salons are taking off in China. Last week the Wall Street Journal did its own piece on this topic (click here for the article). This China … Continue reading →

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The Future of Chinese and American Business

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Chris Carr
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The recent change in political control has many wondering about the future of Chinese and American business relations. Future speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi has been a proponent of regulations of human rights and intellectual property in China for … Continue reading →

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War Slaves, Sustainability, The Great Wall, Cuba, Poverty and Chinese Art

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Chris Carr
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The New York Times has been publishing some interesting articles lately on China. (I assume you all took advantage of your freebie on-line subscription to this newspaper per the email Vicki sent out long ago. If ignored that email, you … Continue reading →

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Problems Accessing This Blog

Posted on November 22, 2006 by Chris Carr
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I think we have fixed the problem of accessing this blog for those who use Internet Explorer. If problems remain please email me. I have never much cared for Internet Explorer. I use Mozilla Firefoxfor everthing – you may want … Continue reading →

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Citigroup Encounters Hurdles to Retail-Banking Plans

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Chris Carr
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This article appeared in the Wall Street Journal on November 10, 2006. This article is about the banking market in China and the ongoing issue of foreign banking in China. Citigroup (the article’s main focus) and other non-China based banks … Continue reading →

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Biological Business in China

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Chris Carr
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Article Deep in the remote western mountains of the Xinjiang province in China, local botanists search for miracle drugs to share with the world. Drug companies such as Swiss drug giant Novartis AG are looking at China for new drugs … Continue reading →

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Culture and the “Chinese Mindset”

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Chris Carr
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Whether you intend to or realize it or not, most of you going on this trip will one day do business in/with Asia, whether you live there or even if you stay in California. Rarely will anyone say this openly, … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Wish For – China’s Population Policies

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Chris Carr
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It is well known that China has long faced ‘over-population’ and that the government has instituted policies to curb population growth; the most famous of which has been the ‘one-child’ rule instituted in 1979. While this policy has accomplished its … Continue reading →

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