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There's something vaguely radical about Wu Ying, and it's not just his bushy Che Guevara beard. As CEO of China operations for telecommunications company UTStarcom, Wu caused something of a revolution by introducing an inexpensive alternative to the mobile phone in a regulatory environment fuzzier than his facial hair. UTStarcom's Xiao Lingtong (Little Smart) handsets may look and act like cell phones, but in China, where the government allows only two firms to provide cellular service, Wu has had to convince telecom mandarins that cell phones are actually just a wireless extension of fixed-line phones--like...
...Other establishment types are appearing more liberal than ever before. Gordon Wu, one of the territory's biggest builders, recently supported a shuffle of Tung's Cabinet to bring in "new blood." Allen Lee, a former chairman of the pro-business Liberal Party, lost a Legco race a few years back and, surprisingly, was thus converted to the virtues of democracy. "No one can accept the fallacy anymore that Hong Kong people are apolitical and that we don't care who our leader is," he says. "The only thing to do to move on toward democracy is to keep protesting...
...Wu Zhijian Shenzhen entrepreneur nailed by authorities for running illegal taxi operations and forging official documents. Given a 17-year jail sentence in April, Wu is $24.1 million in debt...
...chilling 1996 Human Rights Watch report called Death by Default. Her actions helped clean up the orphanage, but today Zhang fears she has sent the wrong message to colleagues back home. She must live in exile, but the man whom Human Rights Watch blamed for covering up the scandal, Wu Bangguo, is No. 2 in the Politburo. "Other doctors will learn from my experience and keep their mouths shut," Zhang says...
...Crimson began its season at the Bulldogs’ home course, taking ninth place out of a competitive 18-team field. Sophomore Chris Wu handled the course particularly well, a feat that he would repeat in the spring along with freshman D.J. Hynes...