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...Even by China's skewed standards, the surge of foreign interest in launching and managing new mainland hotels is astounding. "It's stratospheric," says Patrick Ford, president of Lodging Econometrics, a U.S.-based industry-research group. "China is the most attractive place in the world right now for hotels. That's why investment capital is racing there and why the major international brands are racing there too." Indeed, 188 new hotels are under construction in China, says Ford, and 145 of them are four- or five-star offerings with more than 200 rooms. Even if some of these projects aren...
...landmark event not just for Taiwan but for the worldwide Chinese diaspora. It marked the first peaceful transition of political power through democratic means in the history of Chinese governance. What's more, Chen and his homegrown Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ended five decades of authoritarian rule by the mainland-transplanted Kuomintang (KMT). Among many of us in Taiwan, there was a palpable sense of refreshing change, as well as hope and pride that little Taiwan could possibly become a model for the democratic aspirations of Chinese everywhere...
...Chen's troubles have prompted his critics, particularly those on the mainland, to assert that a freewheeling, democratic system is not suitable for Taiwan, and, by extension, for China, Hong Kong and Macau. To be sure, his administration has not distinguished itself, and frequent fisticuffs in the legislature?including the recent image of a legislator chewing the papers of a rival?do not convey a positive image of the island's political process...
...1960s and '70s. Famous brands in new locations bring other benefits. Aside from their direct revenue, Dulwich's schools in China provide the London school with free advertising abroad. While the overall number of foreign students enrolling in Britain's public schools has leveled off, Dulwich has watched its mainland Chinese student population more than double since it set up shop in Shanghai and Beijing in 2003 and 2004, respectively. The key has been the quality of education. While Dulwich's College in Shanghai recruits its faculty independently of its London parent, the majority of its teachers are British...
...gift will also allow eight students from mainland China and Hong Kong, nominated by their schools, to attend Harvard’s two-year master’s degree programs. Already, seven candidates have been chosen for next fall...