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August 03, 2008 04:36 PM EDT --
Starting this month, we are hosting an evening for music, poetry, and prayer at our home on every first Saturday of the month. It’s a time for us to pause in our busy life and reflect on things that are . . .
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July 08, 2008 07:06 PM EDT --
This Independence Day weekend, we went to Lake Tahoe . A hike to Eagle Falls gave me unexpected inspiration....
At the bridge of Eagle Falls,
A dying tree
Stands, strikingly,
Against the vitals . . .
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April 25, 2008 05:42 PM EDT --
Courage is to speak the truth
when the truth is hard to tell;
Courage is to stand up for what's right
even if it's unpopular;
Courage is to go beyond the convention
and challenge . . .
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April 21, 2008 12:41 AM EDT --
A recent McKinsey Global Institute report "Preparing for China's Urban Billion" says that the country's unprecedented urbanization will continue over the next 20 years, and its urban . . .
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April 17, 2008 01:37 AM EDT --
Like thousands of people who went to see the Olympic torch relay in San Francisco, I was deeply disappointed by not seeing a single flame. Later, I watched the videos of the live reports on Youtube. My . . .
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April 14, 2008 06:28 PM EDT --
This is a hilarious summary of the confused minds of the Western world..., so confused that even the Chinese people get confused ( from China Herald) .
What do you want from us?
When we were . . .
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March 23, 2008 08:26 PM EDT --
In writing my book on the middle class in China, I am trying to understand China 's legal reform and its implications. Xu Zhen-Xiao, who has a law degree from Xiamen University and is a senior researcher . . .
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March 03, 2008 05:40 PM EST --
In solitude, I pause to freeze the moment
so that I can hear;
In solitude, I journey far in distance
so that I can see;
In solitude, I stand in the shadow of the moon
so that I can reach . . .
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February 21, 2008 05:59 PM EST --
Since my last post about the definition of the Chinese middle class was considered " all too simple ," I dug out a comprehensive study : Emergence of the Chinese middle class and its implications. . . .
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February 21, 2008 05:54 PM EST --
People often ask me about the definition of the Chinese middle class. To me, it's simple: the middle class are people who are not poor or rich, who have disposable incomes to consume, and who can follow . . .
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February 04, 2008 01:06 AM EST --
When I arrived at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Menlo Park yesterday, the presentation had already started. Jane Jie Sun, the CFO of Ctrip – the Expedia equivalent in China, was giving . . .
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January 25, 2008 01:57 PM EST --
I am grateful that the sky is blue, trees green, and life peaceful;
I am grateful that the tea is brewing, music chanting, and home beautiful.
I am grateful that the right books were given to me at . . .
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January 21, 2008 06:55 PM EST --
I have always been a trusting person. I always believe that people are inherently good, I tend to look at the bright side of a story, and Isee the glass half full. Even though I know not everything istrustworthy, . . .
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October 16, 2007 12:48 AM EDT --
According to a recent The Economist article, this year, for the first time, China is contributing more to global GDP growth (measured at market exchange rates) than the United States. China and other emerging . . .
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October 08, 2007 10:56 PM EDT --
Someone forwarded me an article "China's Illusory Middle Class Market" by BusinessWeek a while ago, questioning that whether there is middle class in China and if it changes anything at all. . . .
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October 02, 2007 03:09 PM EDT --
The New York Times ran a series of articles “Choking on Growth,” citing many severe environmental damages that accompanied China’s unparalleled growth.
One of the more startling problems . . .
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August 02, 2007 03:48 PM EDT --
I am writing a book about the emerging middle class in China, which in eighteen years will reach 766 million - the total size of the six most powerful nations of today! I am going to China for the next . . .
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July 23, 2007 07:51 PM EDT --
A Wake-up Call: China Passing Us ByAn article by Knowledge @ Wharton cited David G. Marshall, a real estate guru and CEO of Amerimar Realty, about his experience of visiting China recently:
"In the . . .
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June 19, 2007 02:18 PM EDT --
Anyone who has visited China recently would complain about traffic in Beijing, Shanghai and other major cities – it’s unbearable, so is pollution. A growing middle class increasingly owns cars. . . .
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May 30, 2007 09:02 PM EDT --
The Nobel laureate in economics Joseph Stiglitz, who was a professor at Stanford during my Stanford years, says in his new article "World has much to learn from China's new economic model" . . .
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