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...The strategy “has become a political crusade — a political tool to test the loyalty of officials”, says Henry Gao, a China expert at Singapore Management University....
...“Biden says America is back,” Gao adds. “But Trump could be back in four years, right?”...
...“I’ve only bought once, a one yuan paper napkin packet,” said Ms Wu. Delivery was free....
...The GAO said banks that handle refund transfers collect fees of $33-$35 per transaction. The tax preparer collects an additional fee for the service....
...“The traditional gender values that had never been completely buried by Communist beliefs made a comeback,” said Ms Gao. This has not gone unnoticed....
...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....
...Jeffrey Gao, a Hong Kong-based property analyst with Nomura, says Vanke’s financial performance has been impressive....
...But the first meeting he had that day was with Gao Yan, chief executive of China’s State Power Corporation, who appeared supremely unsympathetic....
...Although some have been released over the past week, lawyer Pu Zhiqiang and journalist Gao Yu face potentially long prison terms for, respectively, “causing a disturbance” and leaking state secrets....
...“Civil society is society,” says Prof Gao. “You can’t ban society. If you do that, you turn against the people.”...
...One lawmaker, David Wu, said a Yahoo attorney in Asia had disclosed the liaisons in a statement to the congressional committee....
...Wu Xiaoling, a deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, on Wednesday urged investors to keep faith in the long-term prospect of the market....
...The announcement was made by Bo Xilai, the commerce minister, at a ceremony attended by political heavyweights, including Wu Yi, a vice-premier, and senior officials from the various cities....
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