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Ten things you didn't know about the People's Republic of ChinaFrom: Michael Winn
Subject: General
Date/Time 2007-11-25 13:08:43
Remote IP: 66.32.11.191
MessageTen things you didn't know about the People's Republic
China's village and town enterprises employ as many people as the whole US labour force.
The Baltic index for cargo shipping has risen by 130 per cent this year, largely as a result of demand from China.
35 million Chinese travel abroad each year on holiday.
China's main trade negotiator, Wu Yi, is a 69-year-old grandmother.
China has 15 million pianists.
The Chinese Communist Party has 73 million members.
The Panda brand of cigarette, favoured by the late patriarch Deng Xiaoping, sells for £6 a pack.
China has anywhere from 70 to 110 declared US dollar billionaires (and probably a few others who keep quiet about their wealth).
This year, China has bought stakes in the equity capital firm Blackstone, the brokerage Bear Stearns, Barclays and South Africa's Standard Bank.
A speech to the recent Communist Party Congress by leader Hu Jintao was entitled: 'Hold High the Great Banner of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive for New Victories in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in all Respects'.
- Ten things you didn't know about the People's Republic of China: (433) Michael Winn (1192) - - 2007-11-25 1:08 pm
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