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"We say capitalism is not good, but
when it comes to discovering and using talents, it is certainly
very bold. It has a characteristic, which is taken for granted,
that no priority is given to seniority, and that anyone suitably
qualified is eligible." So said Deng Xiaoping in 1980,
only two years after China adopted the policy of reform and
opening...
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DURING a public bidding recently held by
CCTV for one of its programs, the final bid of 65.6 million
yuan -- 2.3 times its base price, caused a sensation...
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ALTHOUGH McDonald's, NBA games, and Hollywood
movies have now merged into the lives of Chinese people, not
many of them really understand the United States. The same
goes for us reporters and editors who work on the English
periodicals published by the CIPG (China International Publishing
Group)...
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EVERY afternoon at five o'clock, Li Wanzhuo
finishes work. It is summer, and swelteringly hot. She makes
haste on her long journey home to the southern suburbs of
Beijing, and upon arrival, immediately cooks supper for her
daughter and herself, eats, and washes up....
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| Pieces
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EYES on a soccer pitch are irresistibly
drawn to Ronaldo, and his goal-scoring prowess, but his protean
haircuts also score a hit with the fans. His latest inverted
Mohican haircut, which made its debut in the FIFA World Cup,
soon became widely sported by soccer aficionados...
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Gallery |
Ms
Gu Ze's Art Collection |
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IN the 1990s, art collecting began to be
a popular pursuit in China. At that time a large number of
middle-aged and young artists carried out artistic exploration,
creating numerous works with new artistic concepts and styles.
Active artistic creation greatly expanded aesthetic vision,
and prompted more people to collect works of art...
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Museum
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THE 100th museum
to open in Beijing, the Beijing Museum of Traditional Opera
is located inside the Beijing Huguang Guildhall Chamber of
Cultural Prosperity and Ancestral Hall of the Local Worthy...
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"IT was Beijing's wealth of opportunity
that made me want to come here to work," says Mao Yihui,
a bespectacled, round-faced, close-cropped Italian, fluent
in Chinese. Mao currently works as English editor on a website
in Beijing. He loves music, and in his spare time gets together
with five friends from Australia, Canada and Italy to play
in the band they have formed, "Big Aeroplane," in
which he is drummer. They mainly perform in Sanlitun bars,
and are sometimes invited to play at embassies...
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Passers-by in suburban Xi'an may be
startled at times by the sight of several shining steel monsters
roaring past, ridden by strapping men in black leather. These
are the knights of Harley Davidson, the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles...
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People
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ON making his debut at the 8th National
Games in 1997, Yao Ming was a big hit. At a height of 2.26
meters, he had a promising hook shot, fluidity, and speed.
He is considered a basketball genius by those in the know.
Today, Yao Ming, selected No. 1 in the NBA Draft 2002, is
famous throughout the world...
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BLUE sky and white clouds, an azure
sea patterned with colorful sails, this view of Qingdao is
little different from a seascape of either the Mediterranean
or the Pacific Ocean. The exotic facade of this small city
on the coast of the Yellow Sea actually makes it an anomaly
among other Chinese coastal cities...
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NEWS
COLUMNS
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FOCUS
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Cultural
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Business
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September
2002
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FOUNDER:
SOONG CHING LING (MME SUN YAT-SEN) (1893-1981). PUBLISHED MONTHLY
BY THE CHINA WELFARE INSTITUTE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH,
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