To Michael Barbalas, president of American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham-China), the strides China has made in economic development parallel those the country has taken in international sports competition since 1984.
As the Olympic torch makes its way around the country, at least five members of American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham-China), including four board governors are serving as torchbearers.
With the US a new destination for Chinese group tours, American tourism companies are maintaining "cautious optimism" on their future prospects.
With an average of 10 patents approved each day and 90 percent of those used in production, Qingdao is illustrating its strong capacity for innovation.
Hi-tech industries are driving a new round of economic development and innovation at the Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Area (ETDA).
The sixth Qingdao Olympic Cultural Festival opened on June 23, kicking off a three-month gala for local residents, visitors and athletes from across the world.
The Olympic atmosphere is heating up in Qingdao as the coastal city prepares to host the sailing competition of the upcoming 2008 Olympic Games.
All 1,600 volunteers have been selected for the Qingdao's Olympic sailing competition, according to the event's volunteer coordination group.
The authorities of Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in northwest China, "throw open their arms" to welcome investment, said Deputy Mayor Li Weidong.
When queried about Yinchuan, a northwestern inland city, most Chinese people would probably picture rows of dilapidated steel-grey terraces against a landscape of yellow sand.
Downtown Yinchuan offers all the amenities of a modern city. But once you drive west towards the Helan Mountains you are transported through a time tunnel in history - a notion reminiscent of many a Hollywood plot.
The Yinchuan leg of the Olympic torch relay yesterday passed the noted landmarks of the city:
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