Word: xu
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...Shanghai's mayor since 1995, Xu Kuangdi has been the architect of the city's rocketing growth. He spoke with TIME reporter Isabella Ng about the city's future and its position vis-a-vis Hong Kong...
...Xu: Shanghai's goal is to become the major financial, trading and economic center west of the Pacific Ocean. Shanghai is also trying to become an international city in 15 years' time. But I don't think we can replace Hong Kong. Shanghai has advantages. There are seven provinces along the Yangtze River. These account for a third of the country's population and 50% of its output. Those who invest in Shanghai can access this area. But Hong Kong has advantages that no one can compete with...
...hard work. Many of us Asians went to Australia with empty pockets, and we suffered racism and unfair treatment. But through our sweat we became proud and respected citizens. I urge the Aborigines to do the same. Forget about the past; it is the future that counts. ANNA XU Hong Kong
Herman said Dr. Xiping Xu of Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Program for Population Genetics at SPH spends "a good deal of time" in China overseeing the studies...
...become a showpiece in Shanghai's campaign to attract more investment to the city. The factory gets more than 600 visitors a day. It is so important to the city's leaders that on the first working day after the U.S. bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Shanghai Mayor Xu Kuangdi showed up at the gate. "He wanted to make sure we continued production," says GM's Dougherty. The American staff members were jumpy after a weekend that had seen the U.S. embassy trashed in Beijing and Americans targeted for abuse around the country. "Xu said he didn't like...