Posts by mark taslov
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if it needs propping up then why? surely the increased reliance on poorly chosen advertising partners and rise of tabloid style articles is sufficent indication that the change is already afoot. It's unlikely it would be simply cut, as opposed to gradually reduced. But more to the point, sine when is there a precedent in China for the foreign staff not to be the last to hear about anything major affecting Chinese run and specifically state owned companies? This 'on a need to know' basis is a long held and prevalent characteristic of the way Chinese interact and do business with their foreign counterparts
I don't want to make a meal of this, but quoting you from 2006
..and an average urban wage of 900 yuan per month, it doesn’t take a PhD in accounting to figure out how much many families are sacrificing to send their kids to university.
when almost all other sources at that time quoted the average urban wage as being almost double that.
I'm no journalist. but I think the place could be represented more accurately.
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resident president that is
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seems to me after that choice, only thing can save mcCain now is those damn Diebolds.
just saw obama, choking back tears for nigh on 40 minutes. regardless of whether he makes resident or not, guy needs his own tv show.
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many have had enough of if not are sick to death of all that confounded gravitas, looks to me like David Lange's message has finally found a genuinely understanding US ear.
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what do you mean propping up?
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s'true, the kennedy's kick ass!
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"Foreign editors at the paper have been told that like most state-owned enterprises, the China Daily will no longer receive government subsidies and the newspaper's publication group is expected to show a profit. To this end, the paper has adopted a more commercial approach and its editorial content is being pitched increasingly towards a wider range of readers so as to attract more advertising revenue. The paper is still running at a loss in the increasingly competitive Chinese publication market"
(minus citation;r)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Daily
And this in a state-run _____ that doesn't even need to make money.
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sorry 'vert professional' oxymoron, meant 'very' or better 'true'
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Russell, sorry to hear about your loss. Enjoyed media7 again this week, wouldn't have guessed anything was up, Good work, vert professional. Also I've gotta say, Nick Wang, wasted no time putting his cards on the table...
I was wondering if it's possible to number or letter the youtube posts as I often end up watching the show in the wrong order?
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Of course. At the pub last night, there was a TV over the bar showing Olympics coverage. And then there was a "Breaking News" banner.
First thought: Something's gone awfully wrong in Beijing. But then Guyon Espiner appeared. Political scandal? Then there's a map of the South Island with a point indicated in the Southern Alps.
traditional Chinese philosophy would contend that your expectations and desires are pushing the object out of reach.;p
enjoy the show
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Simon, I'm pretty hopeful (!) you'll find the changes were pretty purely related to Olympic security concerns and carving out some needed space around the place, as far as i can see things have already begun returning to status quo since since the purge of 1-7-08, and it was mainly a case of getting gray visa holders out to vet them and let them reapply from home countries to save on deportation/ relocation.