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European finance ministers have expressed confidence in the US economy, in spite of the country’s credit rating being downgraded for the initial time in history. Nonetheless, China – which holds the vast majority of US debt – is far from happy. Leaders there have criticised what they known as Washington’s “addiction” to debt. Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports.
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Hundreds of thousands of residents in Eastern China are bracing for one of the worst storms to hit the region in years. Typhoon Muifa is expected to hit China on Monday morning, soon after battering the Philippines, Taiwan and Japan. Al Jazeera’s Rosie Garthwaite reports.
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Question by tpain: china??????????????????
i am making a item specifically designed for china. I am using booster juice as the company and i am wondering how i can alter booster juice just a little to be modified to chinas requirements. i was thinking about changing the boosters? does booster juice already have iron as a booster? if not do you think iron would function for china?

thank you so much!!!!!!!!!
-tpain.

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Answer by Mongol
how about adding ginger or ginseng as a flavor additive – to adapt to local tastes

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Question by yo: China??????????
I want to go to China for two weeks give or take a couple days. Where in China would you recommend that I go (I’m a young adult / not a senior citizen) for tourism or to experience China to its fullest. I’m departing from Chicago, so what city should I start off in China?

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Answer by JOKER
i remain at chicago too! lol but what i’m assuming you are going to the people’s republic of china and not china, if i’m correct go to shanghai, macau, hong kong, of course Chongqing!! i would out of all of them recommend hong kong and shanghai, particularly shanghai, it is lovely gorgeous!! it is like a much better version of new york, nanijing road omg dude you got to check it out it is like times square but 10000000000 times far better and larger! pudong, man in shanghai whoot whoot! it’s remarkable!! particularly for young individuals in shanghai and Chongqing the clubs man they are amazing , but pricey!

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Subject: The Flying Tigers – China
Title: China
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Join Cheryll as she journeys to Beijing. There she visits the Fantastic Wall, eats her way by way of a night marketplace, and peruses art ranging from classic to contemporary, all on her mission to discover the best shopping and destinations. Episode highlights include: At Han Dynasty’s Lacquer Ware Store, peruse a selection of high top quality goods marked by exquisite workmanship and stunning colors. In the 798 Art District, explore chic designer boutiques, view contemporary pop art mixing Chinese and Western culture, and acquire almost everything from paintings to tees. At Neat Times Jewelry Store, they combine contemporary shapes and geometrics with standard materials. All through the episode you will also experience: Commune by the Wonderful Wall, Ming Tombs, Rickshaws, Forbidden City, Safitel Renmin Hotel, Jade, Terra cotta warriors, China World Hotel. Let’s Shop brings you the finest shopping experiences from best travel destinations all over the world. Join host Cheryll Gillespie as she explores the funkiest boutiques, hippest malls, and most exclusive shops the globe over. Packed with historical details and travel ideas, Cheryll lends her keen eye and sage assistance to make every single trip an unforgettable combination of luxury, culture, and enjoyable.

China has 1 of the world’s oldest folks and continuous civilizations, consisting of states and cultures dating back a lot more than six millennia. It has the world’s longest continuously utilised written language method, and is the source of such key inventions as what the British scholar and biochemist Joseph Needham known as the “four excellent inventions of Ancient China“: paper, the compass, gunpowder, and printing. Historically China‘s cultural sphere has been very influential in East Asia as a entire, with Chinese religion, customs, and writing program becoming adopted, to varying degrees, by its neighbors Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. ======== Beijingboy1985′s E-mail: hsiaowei.sun@gmail.com

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Subject: The Flying Tigers – China
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Subject: The Flying Tigers – China
Title: China
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Taiwan is located in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It is known by many names — Formosa, Republic of China, or Chinese Taipei Swimsuits. Taiwan possesses its own individuality although it is Chinese in some ways and is often associated with mainland China. It has been influenced too by Japanese, Confucian, Han Chinese, American and European cultures.

Taiwan is also dubbed as one of the ‘Four Asian Tigers’ together with Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. However, its rapid economic growth has taken its toll on its ecological resources. Thus, the Taiwanese government has tried to preserve what is left of its natural wealth by establishing six areas as national parks, each boasting of naturally beautiful landscapes, mountain ranges, bodies of water, rainforests and wildlife, marine ecosystems, and many more.

Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, is home to the famous 508-meter tall Taipei 101, which was the tallest building in the world from 2004 until the emergence in 2010 of the 828-meter tall Burj Khalifa, of Dubai in The United Arab Emirates. Aptly called Taipei 101 because of its 101 floors, it has an Indoor Observatory (89th floor), an Outdoor Observatory (91st floor) and shopping malls from the basement to the 6th floor.

Aside from Taipei 101 and the six national parks, there are many other places to visit or see in Taiwan — among others, the National Palace Museum (holding 600,000 pieces of antiquities, paintings and calligraphic works); temples (in Tainan, Taiwan’s temple town); Shilin Night Market; Taipei Zoo; traditional folk festivals; and natural attractions outside of the metropolitan areas.

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Taiwan has two international airports in Taoyuan, and the other in Kaohsiung. Several airlines serve both airports connecting them to North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Taiwan can also be reached by sea from Macau and Okinawa, Japan on board ferries to Keelung and Kaohsiung.

The country is evenly hot and humid during summer (June to August). So, it is ideal to go there at other times of the year. However, it is best to avoid the holidays like the Chinese New Year (in late February) and the various festivities in October when streets, hotels and transport can become crowded to overcrowded.

China is the third largest country in the world, 9,326,410 sq km in area. It is also the world’s most populated country, home to almost one-fifth of the world population. Having been under communist government since 1949, China has undergone economic and social reforms the past few years, which include among others opening its cultural and historical treasures to foreigners.

The ideal time to go to China is in spring (March and April) or autumn (September and October) when temperatures are not extremely cold or hot. The days are usually pleasant but the nights can be quite cold. An umbrella or raincoat should come in handy because rain is frequent at this time.

China has a variety of transport facilities. For travels within cities, the ideal transports are cars for hire, taxis, autorickshaw and even bicycles. Planes fly to all provincial capitals and other large cities. Trains go to all parts of the country except Tibet. If no trains are available, buses are a cheaper but slower option. Ferries and boats offer rides along major rivers like the Yangtse.

Hong Kong is the ideal entry point to China by plane, although larger cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Xiamen also cater to international flights.  China can also be reached via train — Russian Trans-Siberian Express passes through China, as do trains from Kazakhstan. By road, China is accessible by bus or hired transport from most its neighbors except India due to political conflict.

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The most popular tourist destination in China is the Great Wall of China, also included in the Seven Wonders of the World. The Forbidden City in Beijing is where the Imperial Palace has lain for five centuries now.

The Terracotta Warriors of Xi’an refer to life-size terracotta warriors, about 8000 in all, that “guard” the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (the first ruler of a unified Chinese empire, and the man who started constructing the Great Wall of China). One of China’s oldest cities, the city of Suzhou, is surrounded by a moat which was built on a network of canals (taking water from the Grand Canal, considered as China’s greatest engineering exploit after the Great Wall).

There are many other must-see attractions in China that depict the grandeur of China’s past, its architecture, its colorful culture and traditions, and the industriousness of its people.