FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedwasTaiwan:OneChinaorPopulationShouldConsiderIndependence?TheGeneralPublic(77%)overwhelminglysaidthattheTaiwanesepeopleshouldbeallowedtodecide.Yea...inademocracyitworksthatway,but...
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老畢看中國
一個老美在亞洲多年，他眼中的亞洲世界是什麽樣子....
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(2006-07-17 14:33:01)
(2006-07-17 14:29:20)
OneoilinsidercalledSinopec'sbidof$2.2billionfortwooiltractsnearAngola"insane."SinopechasajointventurewithSonangol,thenationalAngolanpetrocompany.Together,theydecidedtogooffthedeepend.Bycontrast,ExxonandBPbidonly$120millionand$15millionrespectively.So,whyisChinawillingtopay10-80timesmoreforanoilfieldwithyetUNDISCOVEREDoil?What'sup?Chinaisdesperatetobecomeabigplayerontheworldmarket-andhereisyetanoth...[閱讀全文]
(2006-07-16 11:45:45)
***Itwasagonizing,itwasheartwrenching.Itwasexhilarating.ThehatredIhadharboredagainstthesepeoplefor22yearstothemonthreareditsuglyhead.Myeyesburnedholesinthepassersby.Everyoneonthesquarerespondedbyenjoyingtheirlunch,chasingawayaflockofbirds,flyingakite,orheadingofftoworkorsomeotherappointment.(Didn’ttheycarethatIhatedthem?)Twomenshookhandsandlaughed,perhapsmadeadealofsomesort.Awomanhandedapieceofbr...[閱讀全文]
(2006-07-15 10:56:02)
Twoyearsandalotofredtapelater,IsteppedofftheplaneinKhabarovsk,FarEastRussia,locatedonthesouthernedgeofSiberia.KhabarovskwasthesecondtolaststopontheTrans-SiberianrailroadfromMoscowtoVladivostok.ItreallyiscoldinSiberia.ItissaidthatwhentheRuskiestelljokesinNovembernoonelaughsuntilMarch,whenthewordsthawout.Maybethereisaconnectiontowhythecommiesweresocoldheartedaswell,Ithought.Galya,thedepartmentchairo...[閱讀全文]
(2006-07-14 14:38:22)
ChinaandRussiahavealwaysenjoyedfriendshipswithcountriesthatareatoddswiththeUS.Forwhatever,reasonitgiveseachofthesetwocountriesleverageagainsttheUSincertaindiplomaticandbusinesssituations.ChinaandRussiahavedonetheirbesttosupportIranoratleasttonotconsiderSecurityCouncilactionagainstthecountry....untilnow.
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(2006-07-14 14:28:18)
ChinaMobiletriedtoadd11millioncell-phoneuserstoitsbasebyacquiringMillicomofLuxembourg.But,alas,thedealfellthrough.LastyearChina'soilproducerCNOOC'sattempttobuyUnocalintheUSalsofellthrough.HaierlostoutinanauctiontobuyMaytag.Cell-phonemakeHuaweiisalsoeatingitsheartout.TheyhadhopedthattheycouldmoveinonEricsson'sterritoryifChinaMobilewassuccessful.Chinaislearningitisnoteasytobuybig.
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(2006-07-14 14:25:37)
FourgroupsinAmericawerepolledabouttheirimpressionsofChina-1.GeneralPublic2.OpinionLeaders3.CongressionalStaff4.BusinessLeadersOnequestiontheywereaskedwasDoyoufeelHongKongisbetterorworseoffsinceitshandoverfromBritaintoChina?Worseoffisthegeneralconsensus.MorethanhalfoftheCongressionalLeaders(53%)thinkHongKongisworseoff.Opinionleaders-46%Businessleaders-40%GeneralPublicthinksHongKongislocatedontheKor...[閱讀全文]
(2006-07-14 07:30:16)
IharboredthathateforsometwentyyearsafterweburiedFish.Unlikelovewhichgrowswithtime,hateeatsawayataperson’sheart.WalkingthestreetsofNiigata,Japan,asmallcityabouta90minuteflightfromFarEastRussiaIcameuponthreeRuskies.TheywereRussiansailorsonleavefromtheirtimberhaulingfreighter.ItwasobvioustoustheywereRussiansbecausetheyalwayswalkedinthrees.Later,Ilearneditwasbecauseonepersonmightoverpoweranotherandtr...[閱讀全文]
(2006-07-13 15:15:23)
Itwasonapleasantlywarmfalldayin1967thatIlearnedtohate.IworemySundaybesteventhoughitwasaweekdayandIstoodonagentlyrollinghillwithmyfamilyandseveralhundredfriends.Thegrasswasstilldeepgreen,buttheleavesonthetreeshadalreadybeguntochangetodarkoranges,brilliantyellows,reds,maroonsandyetunnamedshadesofgreen.Therewereremindersplacedthroughoutthehillsideofotherswhohadstoodtherebeforeustoperformthesamekindof...[閱讀全文]
(2006-07-13 11:24:34)
IamoftheopinionthatifHollywoodwantstomakemoneytheyshouldshootascene,anyscene,inChina.Or,betteryet,butanestablishedorup-and-comingChinesestarintheflicksothatChinesewillcomewatch.Wellnow,itseemsMartinScorseseknowshowgoodanideathisis.ScorsesehasdecidedtodoaremakeofaHongKongcrimethriller-"InfernalAffairs."Greattitle!But,Scorsesehaschangedthetitleto"TheDeparted."Itwillreleaseonmylittlesis'b'day-October...[閱讀全文]
