IBM SOUGHT A CHINA PARTNERSHIP, NOT JUST A SALE
New York Times, December 13, 2004
In July 2003, Samuel J. Palmisano, the chief executive of I.B.M., traveled to Beijing to explore the sale of the company's personal computer business. But he did not start by making the usual visit with executives of I.B.M.'s preferred partner, Lenovo, China's largest personal computer maker.
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A LONG MARCH FROM MAOISM TO MICROSOFT
New York Times, December 5, 2004
In one sense, Sidney Rittenberg can be viewed as just another international business consultant scrambling to cash in on the China boom. He certainly appears to fit the mold, driving an expensive late-model BMW and serving as an adviser to a long list of companies that have included Microsoft, Intel,...
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SHANGHANGTANG WHERE TIME LINGERS ON
China Daily, December 14, 2004
A 1,200-year-old village lies complete in the mountains of Central China. Shanggantang Village, 25 kilometres south of Jiangyong Town, Hunan Province, is home to 433 households, 1,865 people, almost all of whom belong to one ancestral family.
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PRESERVING ANCIENT CHINESE FOLK ART
The Star, December 13, 2004
If you’ve always believed that an intricate piece of art takes time and effort to complete, there’s a group of craftsmen from China who are just too happy to prove you wrong. The 14 men and women from Shanghai’s Yuyuan Traditional Cultural Troupe are famed for their speed in producing their specialty Chinese folk art.
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