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...Victor Gao, a former Chinese diplomat and now vice-president of the Center for China and Globalization, a Beijing think-tank, said Russia and North Korea were “both sovereign countries”....
...Beijing “should stand firm on matters of principle but not be too distracted by anti-China hostility”, Gao said....
...dinner date FYI: Chef Christopher has a day job, so you’ll need to book him at least a couple of months ahead (Website) A charming young man with a bright smile and a talent for whipping up fa cai hao shi...
...“Biden says America is back,” Gao adds. “But Trump could be back in four years, right?”...
...“There is no doubt this is damaging Australia’s reputation among Chinese students,” said Abbey Shi, general secretary at the University of Sydney’s student council....
...“There is nothing we could do to attract factories to move in,” said Mr Gao of Dongheng Industrial Park. “The only option is to wait out the slowdown.”...
...“The government is determined to achieve this goal,” says Gao. “Since March, official publications have reaffirmed that it must happen by the end of the year.”...
...For decades, Gao, 62, has made internationally exhibited art — often in collaboration with his younger brother, Gao Qiang, who now lives in the US — focusing on critical and often irreverent interpretations...
...“Trump is not reliable,” said Shi Yinhong, a foreign affairs expert at Renmin University in Beijing. “If Trump wants a trade war, China will retaliate.”...
...Two monks published a 95-page document on July 1 accusing the president of China’s Buddhist Association, Shi Xuecheng, who is also the abbot of the famous Longquan monastery near Beijing, of sexual abuse...
...Alex Shi, Banma chief executive, says the company’s plan was to “empower the [manufacturer] and end-user with an Alibaba ecosystem and eco-data”....
...As a result of new competition, Mr Wei’s target of 1.25m unit sales for 2017 “looks very challenging”, says Zhong Shi, an independent automotive analyst based in Beijing....
...“A trade war is unlikely because it would cause dramatic damage to both China and the US,” says Prof Shi....
...Another highlight is the Taiwanese Shi Jin-Hua’s performance piece “A 100km Walk”. It entails him drawing on the venue’s walls with a pencil as he completes a 100km walk across the fair....
...But other factors can also be considered as a reason to adjust the split,” said Fang Xiaofeng, partner at Gao Ming law firm in Shanghai....
...“This is a well-run company and it sticks to what it’s doing,” said Jeffrey Gao, a property analyst at Nomura in Hong Kong....
...Vanke is also one of China’s best known corporate brands with a celebrity chairman, Wang Shi. Baoneng and its low-key founder, Yao Zhenhua, were largely unheard of until this year....
...Yan Qiang, retail analyst at Beijing’s Adfaith Consulting, points out that the fine is very small by global standards....
...Gao Feng, head of the economic crimes investigation unit, says four senior Chinese executives from GSK have been held....
...“This government is a responsive government,” says Shi Zengzhi, another civil society expert at Peking University....
...On the plus side, this was a first-rate production, headed by director Chen Xinyi and set designer Gao Guangjian (interestingly, the pair chiefly responsiblefor the Hong Kong production of Dr Sun Yat-sen...
...“The principal obstacle is obviously cost – the price is still too high,” says Gao Jifan, chairman of Trina Solar....
...Mr Yang, who has come under fire over the 2004 imprisonment of Chinese dissident Shi Tao, apologised to Mr Shi’s mother Gao Qinsheng during his appearance before the House committee on foreign affairs....
...In a puzzling move, Gao Qiang, the present minister, was retained both as a vice-minister and as the secretary of the ministry’s Communist party committee, meaning he will continue to outrank the minister...
...In 2006, the State Council formed a healthcare reform “small group” headed by then-health minister Gao Qiang and by Ma Kai, head of the National Development and Reform Commission....
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