COPIT,Ready for a Bigger Role in 2010

The year 2010 is not only a crucial year in responding to the crisis, but also the last year implementing the ＂Eleventh Five-Year Plan＂. To do a good job in 2010 is essential to win a complete victory in the international financial crisis as well as to maintain stable and rapid economic development. It is also of great significance to lay a good foundation for the implementation of the ＂Twelfth Five-Year Plan＂.     

Trust or Not?

In recent press there have been various reports alluding to the conduct of foreigners in China.These have ranged from the disgraceful and unseemly,notably the behaviour of a British man who drunkly molested a Chinese girl,to the frivolous,best illustrated in the antics of a rude Russian cellist refusing to move his feet on a train - something that bewilderingly received nationwide coverage in a country the size of a continent.     

Warm Spring of Sino-Japan Approached

Chinese President Hu Jintao took a five-day state visit to Japan from May 6 to 10,2008, the first by a Chinese President to the country in a decade,launching a new era in Sino-Japan relations. From ice-breaking to warm-spring As close neighbors,China and Ja- pan maintained friendly exchanges for more than 2,000 years.However,due to complicated historic factors,Sino-Japan relationships experience ups and downs in contemporary history.Even only rec- ollecting into the big events of bilateral relationships in the 21st country,we could see a series of twists and turns oc- curred in Sino-Japan relations.     

Improving Attitude toward Corporate Strategy with Visual Mapping： Scale Development and Application in Europe and China

Companies operating across borders face greater challenges in ensuring compliance with company strategy in different cultural contexts. Recent research shows the cognitive and emotional benefits of utilizing visual representations of knowledge in organizations. This study aims to test if mapping a corporate strategy visually can improve attitudes toward firm strategy and the intention to comply with it. An experiment is conducted comparing two knowledge maps to a textual version of the same company strategy. In order to measure attitudes toward the strategy, a scale was developed and tested in Europe and China. The study outcome provides a parsimonious and effective tripartite scale of attitude with cognitive, affective and behavioral components. The scale was then applied to a different sample to test the effect of mapping a company strategy visually on attitude toward the strategy, and to test if the effect is persistent in Europe and China. The results of the experiment show that subjects exposed to the visual conditions had significantly more positive affective and cognitive attitudes toward the content.     

Warm Spring of Sino-Japan Approached

Chinese President Hu Jintao took a five-day state visit to Japan from May 6 to 10, 2008, the first by a Chinese President to the country in a decade, launching a new era in Sino-Japan relations.     

China＇s imported auto sales may grow 20% this year

At the start of the world economic turning down a year ago, the Chinese government stepped in and began a program of subsidies to introduce the automobile to rural buyers. The government encouraged small car makers to sell small displacement MPV＇s and other versatile vehicles in a bid to encourage sales and also improve the environment by taking Roviet era traetors off the road.     

Be Fully Prepared for A Currency War

By launching a currency war against China, the U.S. aims to prompt a diversion in global wealth allocation. With RMB in the center of the global currency war, Chinas economy is dancing on the rope in striving to strike an internal and external balance. If China＇s monetary policy is ＂kidnapped＂ by America, the consequences will be unimaginably disastrous. Low interest rate in the longrun will probably result in the same bubble economy as Japan had after the Plaza Accord, which can even be stabbed, Thus, it is necessary to have a systematic long-term strategy as to how to look after both partial and overall interests.     

2006 EU-China Partenariat: A Flagship Activity of EU-China Trade Development

2006 EU-China Partenariat is to be held in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province in November. It is the second one in China after 2002 EU-China Partenariat in Beijing. "It is featured as a flagship activity." H.E. Mr. Serge Abou gives his comments in his answers to the questions of China's Foreign Trade. From the answers, you can learn that Mr. Serge Abou is very confident in the prospect of Partenariat in China. According to relevant statistics, small and medium enterprises(SMEs) take 99% of the business in Europe. Mr, Serge Abou believes that the Europartenariat offers EU and Chinese SME's a unique opportunity to establish contacts in a setting, conducive to business and to explore what future, long-term activities could be developed to their joint benefit.The follows are his answers in detail. By Editor     

Top 10 carmakers＇line-up by sales in Oct

Global carmakers turned out in force for the 2009 Guangzhou International Motor Show in China in late November from 23 to 30in a bid to capture a chunk of the world＇s largest car market. On display were 720 models from 70 manufacturers from around the world, about a 10 percent increase from last year despite the global recession.     

Butterfly Effect:From U.S.Wall Street to China's A-Share Market

Right after Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy a series of bad news came one after another.Merrill Lynch was bought out.American International Group(AIG)was handed over to the U.S.government. Washington Mutual,the largest savings bank in the U.S.,was said to be looking for a buyer.In Rus- sia,stock exchange was forced to a suspension due to a record slump in 10 years in its stock market. It seems that the end of the Moon Festival this year marked the beginning of a global financial crisis,which     

Quality Service from the China Northwest Aviation Company

When a passenger travels on an airplane of the China Northwest Aviation Company on scheduled flights from Xi'an—Beijing—Guangzhou—Beijing—Xi'an, he or she just sits in the seat, a hostess Providee a hot and wet towel to clean the face and hands. On watching TV, if he wants to listen to the sound, he can pick up the earphone in the right arm of the seat. If he wants to take a     

Discover the IAGTO awarded "Undiscovered destination of the Year 2007"!

Golf in the Czech Republic means great natural beauty, a mix of superb golf courses and a unique atmosphere. The Czech Republic is a home to a total of 70 golf courses, to be found in all areas of the country. Visit the golf courses     

Why Do Applications Request My Contacts Data？ A Large-Scale Study on Openness and Control of User Contacts Permission in Android Mobile Applicaitons Marketplace

To understand the value of data transfer, this paper uses consumers＇ contact information in mobile application that resides in their mobile devices as a proxy to evaluate the value of user data to application developer and platform owner. Based on a data set of 567,730 Android mobile applications, our research results show that using user contacts can increase application popularity, enable developer to become more influential, and have a positive effect on developers＇ productivity when developing future applications. In addition to examining the use and access of a consumers extending contact information on their device, we broaden our research to examine the context and appropriateness of using this information in the context of privacy, and to a less extent education. We conclude our research with a summary of guidance to developers, consumerss, and platform owners in order to maintain a healthy application ecosystem.     

Fly Your Own Kite High——Interview with Susan Huang,Deputy General Mananger of Mcc Paper Yinhe Co.,Ltd

Susan Huang, a legend in the paper making industry at home and abroad, has built MCC Paper Yinhe to be a renowned brand by herself and her team, and the company, starting from the scratch now grows to be a large-sized strong one, which has products exported to 95 countries and districts throughout 6 continents. She is also the winner of ＂Qilu Friendship Award＂ in 2008, given by Shandong Provincial People＇s Government to the Foreign Experts who have great contribution to the Economic Development of Shandong Province, and rewarded as ＂Female Pacesetter＂ this year, by the All-China Women＇s Federation （ACWF）. Brave enough as Huang, she chose a rocky road to start the imp. ＆ exp. business after her return to China from Canada in an unknown and strange small city of China, however, dreaming to flying high in the sky. With unyielding determination and tremendous efforts she paid, her company, Yinhe is like a delicate paper-made kite, flying high in the international market.     

Chinese Overseas investment Calls for Perfection of Overseas Investment Insurance

Overseas investment insurance is a non-profitable insur- ance provided by the government of a state for her enterprises which have invested in the developing countries or areas against political risks.Such a gov- ernmental guarantee system was first established in the United States in the middle of last century.Nowadays most developed countries and some of the developing countries have followed American practices and set up similar systems to encourage their enterprises to make investment in developing areas which are often regarded to be more easily to have political risks.In recent     

BIOLINGUALISM: A CASE STUDY OF LANGUAGE USE IN THE LHASA OF TIBET

Bilingualism is one of the most salient features of language use in Tibet and, at first sight, Lhasa appears to be just one example of this practice. And most of people in Lhasa are able to speak Chinese and Tibetan,however, it also arouses problem with finding the balance of using the two languages, many people are more focusing on learning Chinese and they are paying little attention on Tibetan which would cause a problem of losing the language with its unique culture. So in this thesis, I am going to do a case study of language use in Lhasa, Tibet, and questions about how people cope with bilingualism arise. Answers to such questions can be found in the fact that people are able to create a bilingual state in a given area because everyone is bilingual. That is conclusion emerged from interviews conducted with 100 inhabitants of Lhasa city in Tibet, an area primarily inhabited by the Tibetan people. The linguistic situation in Lhasa provides a valuable case study of what can happen in the absence of a fully developed Lhasa and can contribute to broader discussions of language use in Tibet.     

How Do China's Economic Policies Work?

All the indicators of China's economic data in the first half of 2008 have shown that the fast growth is not going to translate into overheating.But given the complicated economic situation now,it remains a headache to maintain a steady economic growth.What challenges will there be in China's economic development in the second halfofthis year?And what policy would be the key to the problems?     

Multi-Lose Eurozone if Greece Secedes

The ripple effect of Greece's secession from the Eurozone may combine with the fueling of external forces to lead to a multi-lose situation in the Eurozone.If a big upheaval takes place in the Eurozone,the recovery of the world economy will face even greater uncertainties.     

From 1851 to Today——China in the World Expo

Some say that to host the World Expo represents the comprehen- sive strength of a country,and then to participate in the World Expo also represents the development of a country.China's interaction with the World Expo and its role in the 150 year history of the Expo serves as a record of China's development in modern and contemporary times. As early as in 1851,when the first World Expo was held in London,the UK, there were already Chinese products ex- hibited in the Expo and won honors.There