... and transportation infrastructure, combined with the Chinese tradition of personal loyalty to leaders, made these able servants of the Qing a growing power in their own right. Many retained the loyalty and organization of their troops, solidifying their independent power centers. In other words, as the Dynasty defended itself, ... the Manchu hierarchy and the foreign powers to retain the Qing in power. The Qing, like any government, was ultimately concerned with its own survival, and the foreign powers needed a reliable government in Beijing so that there would be someone to conduct fore...

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... in China, there are still rooms for such match-makers. Many kind-hearted people or professional marriage agencies will introduce young people to each other and help them start their own romance, because in the old tradition, match-making is still a very important conduct of benevolence. Size Up a Prospective Mate Meeting The first time a man and a woman meet under the arrangement ... boy. Some open-minded parents sometimes allow the young couple to meet in an informal or coincidental manner. In contemporary China, young people have the full right to make their own decision on marriage, ...

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... makes much the same case, just with greater emphasis on technology accumulation and its proper utilization with an educated workforce. Taiwanese companies moved from merely assembling products to building its own, such as its capable line of Acer computers. Christopher Anderson in the November 7, 1998 Economist places much of the credit due to Taiwan's preponderance of small to medium sized ... third element, along with joint Taiwanese-American public works projects, increased inflation even more. Yet, from Chiang on down, KMT officials promised the U.S. they would use American resources...

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... China in 1949, Mao and his comrades assumed nominal control over a people whose attitudes and conduct had been determined by codes of behavior dating back thousands of years. Mao's ambition was to destroy this ancient system of governing and to transfer loyalties to the nation. In doing so, he aimed to release the energies of the masses and channel their ... . The first stage, commencing with the eruption of hostilities in July 1946, was a defensive interlude for the Communists. Instead of working to assume territory, Communists strove to consolidate their own positions while reducing Chi...

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... Hong Kong since it provides the necessary basis to understand the "spill-over" effect on Hong Kong which is highly dependant on China's own effects. Brief Economic Overview Hong Kong is one of the most open, outward-looking economies in the world (www.info.gov.hk). It ... one of the most exciting and high-potential locations in the world: a SAR in the world's fastest-growing economy (Bond, 2001). While China's own globalization and economic expansion is proceeding rapidly, Hong Kong remains a premier gateway for trade and investment moving into and out of the Chinese mainland. Hong ... ...

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... parents who make up the family of orientation. From parents a person acquires an orientation toward religion, politics, and economics and a sense of personal ambition, self-worth, and love. The other is the family of procreation-the buyer's spouse and children-exert a more direct influence on everyday buying behavior. ... week. Teens spent $2.4 billion during the 2000 holiday season. In 2000, under 12 years old children spent close to $30 billion of their own money. In 2000, the same group of children directly or indirectly influenced household spending of over $600 billion (www.focuson...

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