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Rewriting history with a grand theory - 1421: The Year China Discovered America - Book Review
1421." The Year China Discovered America. By Gavin Menzies. William Morrow, New York, 2003. ISBN 0-06-053763-9. 552 pp. Hardcover, $27.95. Gavin Menzies, ......(Continue Reading) Is China killing the Tigers? China is now the world's most popular investment magnet, with more than US$50 billion expected to flow into the country this
For most Western corporations, China represents a land of golden opportunity. Cheap labour, a gradually opening business regime and a gigantic potential ......(Continue Reading)Half a superpower: China still punches below its weight on the international stage, but it is the only country that could one day challenge American supremacy
Three years ago, China "entered the world" (ru shi), the phrase coined by Beijing to describe joining the World Trade Organisation. Chinese ......(Continue Reading)Weeklong Lunar New Year holiday begins in China
BEIJING, Feb. 8 Kyodo China kicked off its annual seven-day break for Lunar New Year on Tuesday after a month of mass travel for family reunion. Over the following seven days, most work units...(Continue Reading)REFILING: Weeklong Lunar New Year holiday begins in China
BEIJING, Feb. 8 Kyodo (EDS: REFILING TO FIX TYPO IN 5TH GRAF, EXTRA TRAINS, NOT EXTRA RAINS AS SENT) China kicked off its annual seven-day break ......(Continue Reading)
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