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            <title>Return to YIWU and why I finally discovered why the snack stores at the stations sell toilet paper!!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Each day I try to learn something new, but in China, it is hard not to learn this, as everything is SO different.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:39:30 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Murray's blog: General musings</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[What is interesting about Shanghai is that it is not typical China. It is a modern city, similar to many others, except for the constant crowds and the relatively quiet nights. The Chinese eat early, and so you don’t have the late night revellers as you do in Europe for example.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 03:20:07 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Ship salvage work shows China has never truly closed its borders</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[China's historical "isolation" is often exaggerated, it was a myth whose provenance can be traced in large part to the 18th and 19th centuries and the British drive to "open" the Qing Empire to trade.  In fact, Chinese merchants actively engaged in trade throughout most of China's imperial period.  ]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 01:14:24 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Airplane adventures and a trip to Canton</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[It's a little dirty and heavily polluted, but Guangzhou is a wealthy and modern place adorned with European architecture. You'll be surprised to see people swimming in the grimy Pearl River, dodging barges and debris.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 03:14:19 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Chinese court system surprisingly effective</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[When I spoke with attorneys while in the U.S., I was surprised to find that most of them still believe that litigation in the Chinese courts is not generally available in China. However the court system is a very effective tool for defending the rights of foreign businesses.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 02:45:32 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Renovation of Shanghai's iconic Peace Hotel a sad sign of the times</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The renovation work of the historic Peace Hotel in Shanghai could erase the culture and tradition of the building. But sadly, it's just the latest in a long line of cultural relics that are being discarded to make way for the new and modern.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 00:38:38 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>No complaints about life in China, well, maybe a few…</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Foreigners complain all the time about life in China. So why don't they just leave? The answer is simple: life is better for us here than back home because we get special treatment.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 01:48:50 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Making sense of the ubiquitous, and usually sleeping, bao'an</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Bao'an can be found at the entrances and exits to apartment buildings, offices, public urinals, random trees, and the occasional "lone wolf" bao'an standing at attention somewhere for no particular reason at all. But what exactly are they doing?
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            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 15:07:15 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Only cowards beat dogs, and those that fail to help are worse</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chinese people tend to have the "It's none of my business" attitude when it comes to animal abuse.  But it's time people step in and begin treating dogs like man's true best friend.

 

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            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 00:32:57 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Trying to find a &quot;happy ending&quot; at China's infamous &quot;barber shops&quot;</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[They can be found in nearly every Chinese city: the barber shop minus the barber.  Instead, groups of pretty women can be seen sitting outside, trying to lure customers to their business. The question is, what kind of business is it?]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 01:44:45 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Message to foreign investors in China: take it slow!</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Things don't work in China the same way they do in the west.  The first priority is to take your time, and never, ever rush the Chinese.
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            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 15:20:17 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Speaking out to cancel the Golden Week holidays</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The May week holiday meant expensive air tickets, long lineups, crowds, and other travel hassles.  Why not cancel the Golden Week holidays, and give people more flexibility?
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            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 15:08:29 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Trying to civilize the Chinese</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Westerners often look down on Chinese who spit and yell, but should China change to western styles of etiquette?]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 01:05:28 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Going undercover in China's online dating scene</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Millions of Chinese are now using the internet to find the perfect match, but it's not always as easy as advertised.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 07:02:39 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>The Blame Game in Chinese Business</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Solving problems with Chinese businesses can be difficult.  Assign blame early, beware of "face", and never, ever, show anger.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 03:46:53 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Zheng Jun makes the right call on Happy Boys scandal</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Scandals and drama have infected China's popular Happy Boys Voice television show. Zheng Jun has left the show in anger and audiences can't seem to get enough.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 23:42:40 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Making sense of China's state-run media</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Chinese media are ganging up on party leaders over a project in Gansu, but how far can reporters go in criticizing the government?]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:58:45 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Jogging in Beijing isn't easy for a fat man</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[There's no shortage of people calling others 'fat' in Beijing.  But jogging 'with Chinese characteristics' is a tough way to lose the pounds.

 

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            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:35:58 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Murray's Blog: Foreigners struggle on China's trains</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Language barriers, ticket pricing, and on-board etiquette on Chinese trains can confound even the most experienced foreign traveler.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:21:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Bigger boobs rock China's advertising world</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The average breast size among women in China has increased 1 centimeter since the early 1990s, creating a boon for advertisers. But some wonder, with the country's changing body types, if the "perfect girl" image is even more out of touch.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:20:15 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>China DOES have IPR protection, just be smart about it</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Foreign companies often avoid China because of the bad press surrounding IPR. But laws here are improving, and any failures in IPR protection don't apply to most foreign businesses.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:51:05 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Murray's Blog: Riding the rails and battling snakes in Yiwu</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Murray Golding gives us a foreigner's perspective on waking up in the bustling city of Shanghai, catching the train to Yiwu, and even flying out of it's tiny airport - complete with snakes crawling around the departures gate.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:46:27 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Final Word: Andy Lau's fault? Nope, it's the 'nutcase' family</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Yang Lijun, the die-hard Andy Lau fan, needs to take responsibility and 'wake up' following her father's suicide in Hong Kong.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:16:01 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>Come on guys, real rock stars don't cry</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The wimpy nature of the singers on Hunan TV's Happy Boys show could sound the death knell for China's rock music scene.]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:37:45 +0800</pubDate>
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            <title>An idiot's guide to Chinese history</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I've spent my entire adult life trying to understand Chinese history.  Confucius himself once said: "To know that you know what you know and that you don't know what you don't know, that is true knowledge." ]]></description>
            <author>Opinion</author>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:21:52 +0800</pubDate>
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