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Although the Chinese government is also trying to nurture stock markets in Shanghai and Shenzhen, Beijing still views Hong Kong as crucial because it offers an entrée to the outside world. China's capital markets, largely closed today, are being gradually opened, meaning ordinary citizens will eventually be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beijing's Brokers | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

Innovation or Oblivion Hong Kong and Shenzhen could still run into the bugbear of all corporate mergers: a clash of cultures. Hong Kong has the world's most open economy, according to U.S.-based think tank the Heritage Foundation; one with low taxes, a mature legal system and international standards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beijing's Brokers | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

Recognizing the danger of growing imbalances, China's government is now trying to improve the quality of growth, while de-emphasizing the rate of growth. Beijing hopes this will help reduce social tensions by promoting more equity in income distribution and access to consumer goods, including housing, through increasing rural...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Finding the Right Balance | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

The west side of Beijing's venerable Workers' Stadium is ground zero for the capital's party animals. Stretching south of the stadium gate is a row of huge dance clubs with names like Babyface, Coco Banana, Cargo and Angel, each competing with its neighbors to be bigger, brighter and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Beijing | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

Xiao Wang, as he is introduced to me, is propped up against a wall in one of the bars. The 29-year-old architect, who sports a stud earring and a fresh razor cut, looks puzzled when I ask him about the drawbacks of being gay in Beijing, and whether...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Beijing | 1/17/2008 | See Source »

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