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Still, Beijing is no San Francisco. Openly gay filmmaker Cui Zien says it's still easy to cross an invisible line drawn by the authorities when it comes to publicly celebrating gay culture. "I organized a gay film festival in July of last year, and the authorities warned us not to advertise the location and the date of the festival anywhere. Not even on the Internet." Despite the restrictions, though, the festival was allowed to go ahead (unlike some previous years) and was actually well attended. Since the outbreak of the SARS epidemic in 2004, the government has completely reversed...
...puts a whole new spin on the concept of doing work “pro-Bono.”While the “Bono effect” may not be bona fide science, it does help in framing an important question about all of this celebrity giving, namely: Cui bono, or, who benefits? Of course the people of the Third World will receive large amounts of aid, and that is a good thing. But we also have to remember that people like Madonna may not have the purest motivations. That being said, if a few stars can make more...
...Still, when rich Chinese hire a security detail, protection isn't always their primary concern. Cui Fengxian, a Beijing lawyer, founded Beijing Capital Bodyguard Security Consultants, which in 2002 was the first firm of its kind to receive government approval to do business, because he believed China lacked adequate means to protect its richest citizens. Now he estimates that about 30% of his 200 clients hire his guards-all former secret-service members-for "ornamental" reasons. Cui travels with eight bodyguards himself and dresses them in long leather coats. "It's a question of image," he says. "[These...
That makes someone you have never heard of, Chiqui (pronounced Chick-ee) Cui, one of the most powerful men in the global economy. The U.S. ran a $162 billion trade deficit with China last year and, as Wal-Mart's top buyer in the country, he is a big part of the transmission belt linking China and the U.S. A gentle-spoken Filipino, Cui, 54, is managing director for Greater China and North Asia in Wal-Mart's global-procurement department. So, for factory owners across China, he is, simply put, the man to see. Every day on the fourth...
...little more than $100 a month. "Wal-Mart's requirements are very tight--on quality, ethical standards, production lead times. They've pushed us to achieve better in all ways," says Sng Lai Kee, who heads the factory. Catalina, he says, tries to stay ahead of Chiqui Cui's relentless price demands by coming up with more sophisticated designs for which it could charge slightly more. Meanwhile, Wal-Mart allows only a month between its orders and delivery time, so Sng has to badger suppliers to deliver promptly. It's tough, but Catalina knows that in today's China...