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Fast lane to China: companies that never thought of doing business overseas are now looking to the thriving Chinese economy.(Business of Technology)
Computer Technology Review
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April 1, 2004|
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China's manufacturing industry has taken the world by storm. Some industry analysts estimate that China now produces 50% of the world's cameras, 30% of the air conditioners and televisions, 25% of the washing machines and 20% of the refrigerators. Driving this trend are big multinationals, like General Electric and Toyota, which are building or expanding their manufacturing units. Technology giants such as Intel, which is now shipping Pentium 4 chips from a $500 million Shanghai plant, have also done their part. But there are signs--plenty of stories, if not hard ...
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Anti-mandate movement now needs focus - and kid gloves.
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; ...and derailing the mandate train will be a...attention to unfunded mandates, I submit we must...cannot oppose all mandates. It is critical...b) an unfunded mandate applied explicitly...to cities. These mandates richly deserve our...oppose an unfunded mandate of the second type...
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
; ...Process February 2, 1999 Testimony on the Mandates Information Act of 1999 By Angela Antonelli...you for inviting me to testify on the Mandates Information Act of 1999. I am Angela...for conducting its daily business. The Mandates Information Act of 1999 is an example...
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UNFUNDED MANDATES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR:JAMES L. BLUM
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
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Newspaper article from: Nation's Cities Weekly
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Magazine article from: New Hampshire Business Review
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Transcript from: Congressional Testimony
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