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...Everybody has a special interest, from the mayor, to the BRA, Harvard, myself, the community members, and businessmen,” says Mellone. “I don’t want the process to become the captive of one particular group. That’s always been my chief concern...
...gamy aftertaste that even the thickest brown sauce can't mask. And who really enjoys camel hump, which tastes just as you'd expect a blubbery lump to taste? But flavor isn't what really matters to many of the diners tucking into China's wildlife menagerie. "Businessmen come here to prove their wealth," says George Ng, a Shanghai-based restaurateur who specialized in cobra and other wild animals until last month, when local authorities declared all such fare illegal. "By spending lots of money on game, they can close the deal with business partners who are impressed with their...
...markets in metropolises like Guangzhou and Shanghai, confiscating writhing bags filled with all manner of beast. But eating yewei, or wild-flavor cuisine, is a key element of new China's conspicuous consumption, and it won't be easy to curb the appetites of the nation's voracious businessmen and discerning government officials...
...Life in Shanghai isn't all business as usual, however. More than half of the city's industrial output derives from foreign investment, but international businessmen haven't been showing up to sign new deals. Luxury hotels, usually overbooked at this time of year, have just 30% occupancy; several top hotels have been temporarily shuttered, including the venerable Peace Hotel, one of Shanghai's historic landmarks. Many jittery expats have sent their families home, while the much anticipated Women's World Cup soccer championship, for which matches had been scheduled in Shanghai this fall, has been moved out of China...
...Although it's not clear why the virus has suddenly taken hold, there are clues. Until recently, 80% of Taiwan's SARS victims contracted the disease abroad. Many were Taiwanese businessmen returning home from mainland China. But nine out of 10 of the newest casualties have been infected through contacts within the island's well-regarded medical facilities, suggesting that, despite quarantine rules and other anti-SARS measures, health-care workers let down their guard, resulting in the first significant spread of the disease on the island...