China Magazine: Pact Reached On Hong Kong Military Bases
Britain and China agreed yesterday on the future of British military bases to be vacated in 1997 when China regains sovereignty over the British colony. The pact, the subject of seven years of negotiations, eases fears among people in Hong Kong that China intended to use the bases to flex its military might once it takes control of the colony.Under the agreement, Britain will hand over 14 military sites to the Chinese armed forces and pay for the redevelopment of four.China, in turn,...
China Magazine: Advisory
The Los Angeles Times' Page 1 for Friday, Feb. 17, 2006: Top of the page: Cols 1-5: Wild art from the Olympics.Col 6: Senate Republicans block a proposed investigation of President Bush's domestic spying operation as the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee reaches an agreement with the White House to pursue legislation setting clearer rules for the controversial program. (SPYING-TIMES, moved.) Above the fold: Col 1: Feature on New...
China Magazine: Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia Receives Top Ratings from Chinese Electronics Manufacturers; Survey Shows International Distributors Gaining Ground among Chinese OEM/ODM/EMS Companies
Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia Jennifer Read, 480-643-2931 Jennifer.read@avnet.com or Peggy Lee, +852 2176-5265 peggy.lee@avnet.com Avnet Electronics Marketing Asia, a leading distributor of electronic components and a division of Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has scored top ratings in an independent survey of Chinese manufacturers of electronic products. Avnet is one of the highest ranked distributors in the categories of logistics, product quality, reputation, service flexibility and online...
China Magazine: Q4 2005 GLOBAL SOURCES LIMITED Earnings Conference Call - Final
OPERATOR: Good day, ladies and gentlemen and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Global Sources Limited fourth quarter and year-end 2005 earnings results conference call.At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. Following today's presentation instructions will be given for the question-and-answer session.If anyone needs assistance at any time during the conference please press the star followed by the zero. As a reminder, this conference is being...
China Magazine: Beijing places reunification behind growth
CHINA has decided to accord eventual reunification of Taiwan with the mainland a lower priority than the country's economic development, at least for the next couple of decades.This is evident from major documents, including the political address delivered by Chinese President Jiang Zemin at the 16th Congress of the Communist Party last month, as well as the latest White Paper on Defence released on Dec 9. In his speech at the party congress, Mr Jiang declared the party would...