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		<title>The Legacy of Mao</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent visit to Beijing earlier this year, my business partner decided to  conduct a poll with every Chinese we met along the way.  The question is a  rather difficult one to answer: How would you rate Mao on a  scale of 1 to  10 baking in everything he has done over the cause [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=449&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fraud ADRs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A reliable friend once told me that in his opinion 50% of Chinese ADRs are fraud.  He then explained to me that since companies are generally valued at much higher multiples in domestic stock markets in China, all Chinese companies will seek to get listed domestically first.  The problem is that domestic listings are limited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=446&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting middle-class Chinese to consume domestically</title>
		<link>http://thinkchina.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/getting-middle-class-chinese-to-consume-domestically/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If increasing domestic consumption is a key objective for China&#8230; there&#8217;s much work to be done to make this possible.  The problem is not one of consumption; it is one of encouraging consumption domestically.  There are several problems with the current retail environment in China: 1) consumer confidence and protection &#8211; the trust that products [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=444&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s wealth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg on March 4th: Wen Jiabao Sees Billionaires When Communists Convene as Wealth Gap Widens.  Key Stats in the article: The richest 70 of the 2,987 members have a combined wealth of 493.1 billion yuan ($75.1 billion)&#8230; By comparison, the wealthiest 70 people in the 535-member U.S. House and Senate, who represent a country with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=441&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How the pendulum swings.</title>
		<link>http://thinkchina.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/how-the-pendulum-swings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 8 years ago, I thought that China needed some public relations help.  The West was not giving it any credit, and no one was quite paying attention.  While I spent a couple of years in business school, I founded a club that focuses on business opportunities in the Greater China region, with my eye [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=437&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Country Driving</title>
		<link>http://thinkchina.wordpress.com/2011/03/24/book-review-country-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a long hiatus since I&#8217;ve written.  I have not lost interest in China &#8211; rather, I got preoccupied with some major changes at my day job&#8230; What prompted me to log back on is this fascinating book I just finished reading: Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip by Peter Hessler.  I can&#8217;t quite [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=431&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fake Eggs</title>
		<link>http://thinkchina.wordpress.com/2009/12/04/fake-eggs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is old news, but I am still fascinated by the concept of fake eggs.  I can&#8217;t believe this is even possible&#8230; You can read all about it here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=421&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Currency Debate</title>
		<link>http://thinkchina.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/the-currency-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am getting quite confused by the currency manipulation discussion surround the Chinese RMB.  Today, Nobel Laureate Krugman came up with this piece in the NY Times.  I read it once, twice, thrice.  But I think I am missing his point still.  Here&#8217;s where I think his logic lies.  Exchange rate is determined by supply [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=416&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>TAP: The Sweets</title>
		<link>http://thinkchina.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/tap-the-sweets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must confess that I have never liked traditional Chinese desserts.  Where is the chocolate? While americanized chinese restaurants usually distribute oranges and fortune cookies (a US invention) at the end of your greasy meal, the traditional chinese desserts are in the form of a hot pudding or hot sweet soup.  I tend to think [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=414&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Celebration of communist party rule</title>
		<link>http://thinkchina.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/celebration-of-communist-party-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Too complex of a topic to blog about, so&#8230;  let&#8217;s go to the pictures. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thinkchina.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1086355&#038;post=407&#038;subd=thinkchina&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">Participants dance with fans during a massive parade to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People&#039;s Republic of China</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">The phalanx of national flag receives inspection in a parade of the celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People&#039;s Republic of China, on Chang&#039;an Street in central Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2009. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)</media:title>
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