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...firms have already shifted much low-end manufacturing to China, they have been operating under severe restrictions, such as a ban on direct travel between China and Taiwan, and limitations on investment, which put Taiwan at a disadvantage versus other economies in Asia that enjoyed greater access to the mainland. The regulations were a result of the tense political relationship between Taipei and China's leaders in Beijing, who consider Taiwan a breakaway province. Read "What 60-Year Chill? Chinese Tourists Flock to Taiwan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taiwan: How to Reboot the Dragon | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...fellow filmmakers. He accused festival officials of failing to promote the event as an artistic and cultural exchange. "The Melbourne film festival organizers have turned it into a political drama by inviting Rebiya Kadeer, a political liar," he said. Festival director Moore apologized for the absence of mainland films. "As a festival we continue to aim to support a plurality of views and are disappointed that this action has been taken," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chinese Directors Protest Film on Uighur's Kadeer | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

...America should not be exported: An intern from the mainland self-dubbed “Torrance” (after trying on the names Ditty, Cherry, and Juicy) models her life on the movie Bring...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan | Title: Sometimes I Stare, Sometimes I’m Stared At | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...woman from the mainland convulses in sobs over Michael Jackson’s death...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan | Title: Sometimes I Stare, Sometimes I’m Stared At | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...times have changed. In the throes of huge budget cuts, California is wooing cash-flush mainland Chinese tourists to its sun-kissed coastline and world-famous theme parks. So far this year, the state's Travel and Tourism Commission has opened offices in three Chinese cities. In 2005, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger toured China on a six-day trade mission to peddle his state's produce, technology and raw materials. China is now California's fourth largest export market, after Mexico, Canada and Japan. In 2008 California exported $10.9 billion worth of goods to China, up 40% since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California Apologizes to Chinese Americans | 7/22/2009 | See Source »

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