The Ox Year: From Under the Bund

This is part of an exclusive series by British novelist Jonathan Chandler, “Low on the Hai,” perspectives on China written by an insider.

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Doing Business in China

Corbett Wall has spent more than 20 years doing business in China. His American and Chinese heritage has given him a unique perspective when bridging the gap between east and west.

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Low on the Hai: Shanghai the lucky city

This is part of a series of cross-strait pieces by acclaimed British novelist Jonathan Chandler, currently residing in Shanghai.
This piece is EXCLUSIVE to The Wild East.

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Dear Rosanne: My Western friends act like pigs in restaurants

Originally published in The China Post (but not published anywhere else online). Read more of Rosanne’s witty and hilarious columns for the culturally discombobulated on her new website: rosannelin.com

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Lowdown on Shanghai: Installment 5

What’s going on with our cross-strait neighbors?

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"On Being Black in Taiwan"

Andre Mangongo is a priest with the Catholic Church from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and has been in Taiwan four years.

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China Warns Web Media and Bloggers: Beijing is watching.

Bloggers will be monitored. The PRC has set up a team to ‘police’ the Internet. They will attempt to remove sensitive content, warn bloggers who ‘cross the line’ and block access to sites that don’t comply.

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State of the Strait, 08: Beijing-Taipei Dialogues

Having ousted the Democratic People’s Party based largely on voter’s disgust at massive corruption scandals, the Nationalist Party has also had to face a wary electorate who, while hoping for greater economic ties with the PRC, were also nervous of the political consequences.
The state of the cross-strait relationship is as follows:

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Taiwan Sun Power Shines through Gloomy Economic Forecasts

Taiwan Premier Liu Chao-shiuan has Taiwan’s solar industry production may reach NT$500 billion by 2012.

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Bicycles Boom in Tough Economic Times

While a lot of industries are facing problems in today’s tough economy, Taiwan’s bicycle manufacturing industry is booming.

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