Wheeler dealers: village specialises in selling stolen, smuggled cars
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Jiujiang, a village in Guangdong province in southern China, has become a center for the sale of foreign-made cars that have been smuggled into the country to get around the approximately 200% import tariff charged by the Chinese government. Moreover, it is estimated that 50% of these smuggled cars were stolen, often in the US, before being illicitly shipped to China. Luxury cars, mainly from the US but also from elsewhere, are favored by patrons of this illegal car trade. Jiujiang thus exemplifies the rampant capitalism and defiance of authority most disliked by the Peking government.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1993
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It takes one to Tango: socialite and entrepreneur wants the world to take him seriously
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Flamboyant Hong Kong businessman David Tang is better known for his eccentricities and his tales of a mis-spent youth than for his many business ventures. In 1995 he opened Shanghai Tang, a Hong Kong department store, and he founded the China Club, which will soon expand to Beijing. Also an inveterate cigar-smoker, he distributes Havana cigars in Asia. Many critics dismiss him as a socialite and dilettante, charges which can send him into a tirade, but ultimately he says he just wants the money to live happily.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1996
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Bringing home baby: As any stroll through Manhattan's Upper East Side illustrates, affluent Americans are bringing China's orphans to the United States in record numbers
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The number of Americans adopting Chinese babies has risen since China allowed more babies to be adopted overseas. Some 2,000 babies were adopted in 1995 and the number is expected to rise to 4,000 by the end of 1998. The country's regulations are relatively relaxed and babies are available for adoption at a younger age than many other countries. The number of babies available for adoption from Romania has fallen, which has also contributed to the increase in adoption of Chinese babies.
Publication Name: Far Eastern Economic Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0014-7591
Year: 1998
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