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Investment Bubble Builds New China

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Economists and environmentalists are worried about the rapid pace of Chinese highway construction, because the economy may not be sustainable because it is supported by inexpensive labor, and because of China's disregard for environmental concerns.

Author: Kahn, Joseph
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
Strategy & planning, Government domestic functions, Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs, Highway and street construction, Highway Construction Programs, Planning, Road construction, Environmental aspects, Transportation policy, Environmental policy, Company business planning, Emerging markets

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China's Elite Learn to Flaunt It While the New Landless Weep

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As a result of laws regarding the ownership of agricultural land, millions of Chinese peasants are finding themselves homeless. China's new millionaires are building mansions on what was farmland, creating an ever-widening income gap.

Author: Kahn, Joseph
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2004
Financial management, Scientific Research and Development Services, Public affairs, Development, Social aspects, Case studies, Finance, Behavior, Design and construction, Real estate development, Rich, Rich people, Company financing, Homes and haunts, Social stratification, Mansions

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Relenting a Bit, Beijing Plans Funeral for an Ousted Leader

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The Chinese government has changed its former position and decided to hold a funeral service for Zhao Ziyang, the ousted politician who had stood up to the tanks in the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989.

Author: Kahn, Joseph
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 2005
Appreciation, Political aspects, Political activists, Activists, Social reformers, Reformers, Tiananmen Square Incident, 1989, Zhao Ziyang

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Subjects list: China, Economic aspects, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis
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