The term "building a green economy" may come across as the vacuous creation of a political spin doctor somewhere, but for many companies the sound of cash pouring into their coffers as a result of work in this field has anything but a hollow ring.
China can learn great soft power lessons from Britain in making its values understood and appreciated internationally, says Leslie Young, an economics professor at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Hong Kong.
Morocco has served as an important link to the West down the ages, yet most Chinese know very little about the country, and many even consider it backward, says China's Ambassador to Morocco, Sun Shuzhong.
In China, the Chinese Dream stirs hopes and sets expectations; internationally, it provokes questions and elicits concerns. Here I look outside China - exploring attitudes, suggesting responses and warning of the dangers of self-fulfilling prophecies.
So, as Chinese leaders stated last week, there won't be a massive stimulus despite the economic slowdown. There won't be money for local governments to build more ghost towns (enough is enough). There won't be large increases in industrial output, which used to be the main driver of GDP. There won't be as much growth in exports either, according to merchants from the continuing spring session of Canton Fair 2014 in Guangzhou.
As China has started to fulfill its economic potential of the past 20 years, it has become one of the key global economic players. Its first big global contribution occurred as an exporter of manufactured products to developed countries.
Compared with the first-quarter growth rate of the nation's fiscal revenue, local governments' land sale revenue growth was nothing short of spectacular. But that critical source of funds is threatened by weakening property sales.
Mercedes-Benz' high-performance brand AMG has become synonymous around the world with driving performance. It's been no different in China since AMG entered the market in 2007.
The shares of Weibo Corp gained strongly in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, but the cloud over United States-listed Chinese stocks hasn't totally lifted, said analysts.
The first investment fund dedicated to backing Chinese private companies' overseas acquisitions is close to being established, billionaire Shi Yuzhu said on the country's Twitter-like micro-blogging service Weibo on Thursday night.
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