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...exactly that - and is doing so now. "On the outside, China's banks do look a lot more like normal Western commercial banks," says an investment-bank analyst with a decade of experience in China. "But every single senior officer right down to the manager of the smallest branch in Inner Mongolia is a Party member. And when the Party says, 'Jump or we're all in trouble,' they say, 'How high?'" The same principle applies to state-owned enterprises, which account for about a third of the nation...
...times of crisis that threaten the Party's power. "On the outside, China's banks do look a lot more like normal Western commercial banks," says one investment bank analyst with a decade of experience in China. "But every single senior officer - right down to the manager of the smallest branch in Outer Mongolia - is a Party member. And when the Party says, 'Jump,' or 'We're all in trouble,' they say, 'How high?' It's that simple." The same rule applies to state owned enterprises, which still account for about a third...
...while the freshman pair of skipper Emily Lambert and crew Annie DeAngelo competed in the B division.Lambert and DeAngelo’s performance was particularly noteworthy because it was the most competitive regatta the rookies had ever sailed in.“This regatta, they were one of the smallest boats weight-wise, which was a disadvantage in the heavy wind…I think they showed a great deal of maturity when they had a bad race or a mistake,” Watson said. “College sailing is about consistency—you need...
...transform the piece into “something full-blown, complex, emotional, and physical.” During the class, Neuwirth explained how attention to detail would help clarify other steps of the choreography, reassuring the students with her contagious laugh and words of encouragement. She pointed out the smallest details in each individual student’s movements, yet she was constantly aware of the overarching work of art they were creating. “It’s not doing the steps while the music is playing. You’re still dancing,” she explained...
...racing proved to be the most controversial of the three—it passed 56 to 44, the smallest margin of the initiatives...