Word: doneness
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...What have you done to help relations with China? -Mandy Deng in ChinaI normalized diplomatic relations with China in 1979. Immediately after that, Deng Xiaoping, who was the premier of China, asked if the Carter Center would help him in the democratization of these little villages-there are about 650,000 of them and they are not part of the Communist party structure. So he and subsequent governments have ordained that those villages can have a democratic election. The Carter Center has had a contract with the government of China now for roughly 10 years to monitor the compliance...
...Because they are different than what is available here in China. The luxury they want is high quality, done in Europe and a symbol of the European craftsmanship and history...
...Obviously many things that can be done against counterfeiting are not done. When we talk to the Chinese government through our trade organization, they show the will to do it, and they have done some things, but it is a huge problem. But the fact is, it is also a European problem. I think we have been very successful fighting this in France, but less so in Italy where it is tolerated by the Italian government. First, we should be cleaning it up in Europe, close to the center of where the brands are. If we are not able...
...that they acted pretty swiftly when knock-offs of Beijing Olympics 2008 merchandise appeared and then disappeared from the streets. The problem is here, [the counterfeit business]is a big industry and it is criminal organizations that are doing this, in factories where they make children work. It's done by the same people who are selling drugs all over the world, and it has to be fought all over the world. The products you see in Italy are sold by these guys who are paid by the Italian mafia...
...presentations. The study authors said they surveyed department chairs because they believed their behavior would affect that of their students and colleagues. The study authors would not divulge the results of the surveys completed by chairs at Harvard-affiliated institutions. “The surveys we’ve done have all been anonymous,” Weissman said, “but Harvard is a huge research university, and I think you could be fairly confident that there are many, many ties with industry at Harvard.” —Staff writer Clifford M. Marks...