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	Forbes to enlarge China's richest list
		Forbes China Richest List will expand to a 400-name list next year, to better reflect the booming private sector in the Chinese mainland, said Steve Forbes Wednesday in Hong Kong.
		In 18 months since its launch, the circulation of Forbes China has already amounted to 100,000 and the advertising income is now quite "satisfying." He believed the balance point of this edition was foreseeable.
		The annual Forbes Global CEO conference was held twice in Hong Kong and once in Shanghai for the latest three consecutive years.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-09/23/content_377174.htm (445 words)

	Forbes family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Later, some of the Forbes family sold their China trading interests to the Russell and Company, a shipping empire which was headed by Robert Bennett Forbes, and was later associated with Yale's development and endowment.
		In a tiny footnote to history, Ruth Forbes Paine Young's son, Michael R. Paine, and his wife Ruth Paine, allowed Maria Oswald, the wife of Lee Harvey Oswald, to live in their house as a family friend, and Oswald's rifle was stored for a time in the Paine's family garage.
		However, Bertie Forbes, born in New Deer, Scotland, is a descendant of the Forbes clan in Scotland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forbes_family (1352 words)

	In Expanding Platform, Forbes Attacks China
		Forbes declared, in stark cold-war terms, "The rise of China as a new power is one of the greatest challenges we face as a nation as we enter the 21st century," and he compared the country to Germany and Japan in the years leading to World War II.
		Forbes characterized China as America's greatest rival, and he suggested that even while the country was on the verge of what he described as a political implosion it was pursuing expansionist designs.
		Forbes was scornful of the Clinton administration's China policy, saying that in the president's first term it "had all the predictability of a drunk driving on the road." He added, "I call it a study in confusion and mixed signals, often degenerating into appeasement."
	partners.nytimes.com /library/politics/camp/111399wh-gop-forbes.html (802 words)

	Asia Times Online :: China News - SPEAKING FREELY:The US finger on China's pulse
		Forbes was both greatly impressed and concerned by what he saw first-hand of China's rapid economic and military development.
		Furthermore, when Forbes returned and looked into federal-agency analysis of US-China-relations issues, he was displeased to find that neither the executive branch nor Congress had mechanisms in place that allowed for comprehensive analysis of how the US should deal with this supercharged China.
		Forbes, Kirk and Larsen all emphasized that their groups were neutral about China, yet there are notable differences in their perceptions of the country.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/HF16Ad02.html (2536 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Forbes reports that more than 90 per cent of the application software used in China comes from illegal and pirated copies.
		China had adopted its first copyright law only 13 years ago, which is rarely being enforced.
		The company’s China revenue last year was only $ 85 million and the magazine says had it been paid for its share of software in brand new computers - it should have taken in nearly $ 400 million.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030212/asp/business/story_1661257.asp (504 words)

	China Forbes Information
		China Forbes is an American singer and songwriter, and the lead singer of Pink Martini.
		After graduating from Harvard, where she won the Jonathan Levy Prize for acting, Forbes worked as an actress for several years, performing off-Broadway in New York.
		Alongside her work with Pink Martini, Forbes is recording (as of April 2005) a new solo album.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/China_Forbes (229 words)

	UPS Targets China - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		China has to be a great opportunity for UPS, which now controls all its own operations in China, in what has become a major growth engine.
		Today, UPS is expanding its number of flights to China, building more infrastructure and creating a stronger brand presence, calling itself a "technology company with trucks." Now, its business in Asia and China is leaping ahead.
		China manufactures large quantities of goods for the U.S., and Chinese manufacturers also distribute goods to Europe and the rest of Asia using UPS.
	www.forbes.com /logistics/2006/09/29/china-shipping-ups-biz-logistics-cx_rm_1002ups.html (885 words)

	NCPA - Daily Policy Digest - U.S.-China Trade is Now Intertwined
		China figures in a big portion of this deficit because it is now the U.S.' second-largest trading partner.
		China has seen its total imports grow exponentially in recent years; it is now the third-largest importer in the world.
		Furthermore, U.S. companies have benefited from China's policy of tapping world markets; one-fourth of China's largest exporters are American companies, not to mention those that are already obtaining a significant chunk of their total revenues from sales in China's domestic market.
	www.ncpa.org /iss/eco/2003/pd122203e.html (346 words)

	China General Information, China Information
		China Daily, Mar. 23, 2007 - The US top general said Friday that he did not believe China's armed forces were a threat and played down the prospects for hostilities in the Taiwan strait.
		China Daily, Mar. 15, 2007 - Chinese lawmakers and political advisors, who are in Beijing attending the "two sessions", have been more straightforward in voicing their criticism targeting a wide range of government problems such as lavishness, corruption and rural issues.
		China Daily, Mar. 12, 2007 - Inflation in China might reach a two-year high in February, according to a poll of 21 economists by Bloomberg News, increasing the pressure on the central bank to raise interest rate.
	www.chinatoday.com (3924 words)

	China's Cheating (On WTO) Hurting US Farmers
		China is required under WTO rules to drop certain tariffs, making it easier for exporters to ship their goods to China, but after dropping tariffs, China erected a new wall between exporters and access to the Chinese market by encasing it in miles of red tape.
		According to Forbes magazine, "China's admission to the WTO was supposed to be a boon for ranchers and farmers around the world; the U.S., for instance, was expected to sell an additional $2 billion a year in farm products to China by 2005.
		China is permitted by the WTO to impose quotas on certain agricultural items.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/773062/posts (2195 words)

	Xinhua - English (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Forbes, who is attending the annual Forbes' CEO global conference, cited late US president John Kennedy's words of "a rising tide lifts all boats" when describing China's growth.
		Forbes regarded the rapid development of the two large developing economies as more opportunities than risks.
		China and India's growth may even lead to the revival of US nuclear power industry to provide cheap and clean energy as an alternative, he said.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2005-09/01/content_3430136.htm (494 words)

	AP Wire \| 11/02/2006 \| Young tycoons top Forbes' China list (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		One quarter of those on this year's list are under age 40, reflecting the fact that most of China's fortunes have been made in the past decade as retail, Internet and real estate companies sprang up to serve a booming consumer market.
		Forbes noted that the average age of businesspeople on its China list was 46.5, compared with 65.7 for the comparable U.S. list.
		China's top 40 richest include six women, compared with seven in the U.S. top 40, but the Chinese include self-made millionaires such as Zhang, while the American women inherited their wealth, Forbes said.
	www.myrtlebeachonline.com /mld/myrtlebeachonline/business/15908910.htm (517 words)

	Taiwan should be admitted to W.T.O. before China [Free Republic]
		They are the model for which mainland China should strive and the U.S. should be the first to point this out.
		Forbes added: "This Administration should, at a minimum, hold China to the same standards to which all other nations are held.
		Forbes said, "It's to relief to see that the tax-happy Clinton-Gore Administration and the international community are showing some reticence to levying taxes on e-commerce.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3844a5732425.htm (376 words)

	RocketNews Personalized Current News and Business Information Search Engine
		China's progress in human rights not only benefits one-fourth of the world's population but also sets the tone for many countries in the region a United Nations human rights chief said on Friday.
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		China marked the 60th anniversary of Japan's World War Two defeat on Saturday with a reassurance that it was committed to peace but warned self-ruled Taiwan - which Beijing claims as its own - against declaring statehood.
	www.rocketnews.com /web/search.jsp?select=News&searchTerms=china&x=11&y=7 (1097 words)

	MHS \| Robert Bennet Forbes Papers, 1817-1967 : Guide to the Collection
		Forbes returned to China in 1839 as head of Russell and Co. on the ship Canton Packet, the first and last ship to travel directly from China to New Orleans.
		In 1847, Forbes was appointed by the New England Committee for the Relief of Ireland and Scotland (NECRIS) to command a mission to Ireland to relieve the victims of famine.
		In his memoirs, Forbes called these years a "turning point in his life." He had reached the midpoint of his life and he was starting to turn his thoughts towards personal reflection.
	www.masshist.org /findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0039 (1963 words)

	Forbes Conference: China Becoming New Engine for World Economy
		The three-day 2003 Forbes Global CEO Conference came to an end in Shanghai Thursday, focusing global attention on China's new role in the world economy.
		Steve Forbes, president, chief executive and editor-in-chief of Forbes, said deflation in the United States should not be attributed to China, and the problem lay in US trade policy itself.
		Stiglitz agreed that China's economy would maintain its fast growth and would not "over heat", adding China still had much room to grow in the future, so as to shorten the gap in per capita income between China and the developed countries.
	www.china.org.cn /english/NBA/75419.htm (518 words)

	© AMDboard.com - AMD in China Special
		AMD (China) Co., Ltd. is registered as a foreign-invested holding company, managing all AMD investments in China and enabling it to conduct an increased scope of business operations in the country.
		"China believes that its own standard is better than the rest of the world and doesn't want to disclose details of the encryption method used.
		"China's GDP will surpass that of France in 2005; China is expected to become the world's third economic power in 2020; and it is likely to outstrip Japan in 2050 to become the world second largest economic power.
	www.amdboard.com /amd_in_china.html (2661 words)

	Forbes listed China's top-notch magnates
		China's wealthiest got much richer in the past year, thanks to the nation's booming economy.
		China is now home to ten billionaires and their families, up from three last year.
		China's top 40 saw much turnover: 17 of this grouping from last year didn't make the top tier this year.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-11/04/content_491152.htm (355 words)

	The Exeter Bulletin Online
		When China Forbes ’88 was 8 years old, she wanted to sing just like disco diva Donna Summer.
		Forbes describes the music of Pink Martini as “a cross between Edith Piaf, Chopin and the Buena Vista Social Club,” which is to say, it’s equal parts jazz, classical and Cuban, and defies easy categorization.
		At Exeter, where both her father, the late Cameron Forbes ’57 and sister Maya Forbes ’86 had attended before her, Forbes was a member of the Concert Choir, Glee Club and Peadquacs; she also studied guitar with Bob Squires and performed at coffee houses around campus.
	www.exeter.edu /publications/exeter/alumni_profiles/forbes_88.htm (617 words)

	Wanted!List of Opium Traders In Qing Dynasty - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		Later, some of the Forbes family sold their China trading interests to the Russell and Company, a shipping empire which was headed by Robert Bennett Forbes, and was later associated with Yale's development and endowment.
		However, Bertie Forbes, born in New Deer, Scotland, is a descendant of the Forbes clan in Scotland.
		That RB Forbes was obliged to go back to China to make another "opium" fortune—having lost his last because of financial problems brought about by the panic—is to say the least— ironic.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=6377 (3249 words)

	Fast Train to China - Forbes.com
		In a cavernous train factory outside the coastal city of Qingdao, China, a dozen workers clad in navy blue uniforms attach air-conditioning ducts to the roof of a high-speed train car.
		Zhang, 51, a native of northeastern China, was hired by Bombardier in Montreal in 1995 after completing an M.B.A. at Montreal University.
		For example, 27 cities in China with a population of 1 million or more are planning to build mass transit systems.
	members.forbes.com /global/2007/0326/024.html?partner=yahoomag (1872 words)

	China News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		China has detained a US citizen on suspicion of spying for Taiwan and has kept him under house arrest without charge for nearly three months, the US embassy in …
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	www.blogophile.net /China (224 words)

	MP3.com Search Results for: [ China ]
		In 1923, Pixinguinha and his brother China wrote the choro "Já Te Digo" for the carnival of 1926.
		A bit fiery for most in the new romantic camp during the early '80s, China Crisis was inspired by similar sources but injected their pop songs with occasional political commentary and bluesy, reggae rhythms.
		Their deep electronic sound is embraceable and fierce, but Fine China are pleased with the space rock ambience they have grown to develop.
	www.mp3.com /search.php?action=Search&stype=artist&query=China (238 words)

	globalinfo.org - Feb 20, CHINA (#28191)
		BEIJING, Feb. 20 (IPS/GIN) -- The first list of rich Chinese celebrities published by the U.S.-based 'Forbes' magazine is lifting the veil on the country's reluctant rich entertainers -- and causing a storm with its assessment of growing wealth in an industry once assigned by the Communist Party to serve the masses.
		The list, published in Forbes China, the magazine's Chinese-language edition in February, has provoked fury among China's entertainers and amazed ordinary Chinese.
		Many of them had appeared on Forbes magazine's list of wealthiest people in China that is compiled yearly.
	www.globalinfo.org /eng/reader.asp?ArticleId=28191 (882 words)

	China questions the dollar and the death penalty- Danwei
		China questions the dollar and the death penalty
		Forbes and Xinhua both reported remarks made at the World Economic Forum yesterday by Fan Gang, director of the National Economic Research Institute at the China Reform Foundation.
		Legal experts at the conference argued that China would need to limit the use of capital punishment when it ratifies the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and that abolition was the mark of a "civilized society."
	www.danwei.org /archives/001274.html (205 words)

	Asian Migration News, 15 May 1999
		Guam Senator Mark Forbes pointed out the growing number of illegal Chinese immigrants being smuggled into the American trust territory by "snakeheads." Most of the illegals come from the Fujian province of China.
		Forbes said that it is much "cheaper" for the syndicates to smuggle aliens into Guam than into any other point in the US West Coast because small, less seaworthy boats are enough for their operation.
		An unnamed Chinese mother, who was denied refugee status in Australia, was deported to China where her second baby was forcibly aborted 10 days before its due because of China’s "one child policy." Her case has prompted the Australian Senate to look into complaints that government’s policies deny asylum seekers their rights.
	www.smc.org.ph /amnews/amn990515.htm (5313 words)

	Forbes Calls on Berger to Resign -- 03/10/1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		(CNS) – Publisher Steve Forbes, a possible contender for the GOP presidential nomination in 2000, Wednesday called on national security advisor Sandy Berger to resign "or be fired for dereliction of duty" for his part in the scandal alleging illegal transfers of nuclear weapons technology to China.
		Forbes also called on the administration to begin an immediate and comprehensive review of U.S. policy towards China.
		Gore defended the administration's China policies and its investigation of the espionage case which he said the administration inherited from the Reagan administration.
	www.cnsnews.com /InDepth/archive/199903/IND19990310j.html (402 words)

	Hong Kong tycoon tops Forbes' China list - Boston.com
		Li was among many billionaires who reaped big profits from their ties to the mainland China market, as his fortune rose to an estimated US$22 billion (euro17 billion) from US$18.8 billion a year before, the magazine said in announcing its annual list of the wealthiest in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
		China's economy has been growing at rates of more than 10 percent for several years running.
		Forbes said the combined net worth of the 40 richest Hong Kong and Taiwan citizens rose by US$28 billion (euro21.7 billion) from a year earlier to US$154 billion (euro119.3 billion).
	www.boston.com /business/technology/articles/2007/01/18/hong_kong_tycoon_tops_forbes_china_list (558 words)

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