China's Economic Challenges China's economic boom has worldwide repercussions -- on international trade, job outsourcing, oil prices and more. But it has also created challenges inside China.

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China's Economic Challenges

An economic boom, felt worldwide, creates challenges in China.

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Business, Politics Merge in Chinese Villages

August 25, 2006 • As they get richer, China's entrepreneurs are becoming more politically active. In some parts of the country, 80 percent of elected village heads are local businessmen, blurring the lines between business and politics.

Business, Politics Merge in Chinese Villages

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Hot Real Estate Market Has China Worried

August 24, 2006 • Property values in Shanghai have risen 300 percent in three years, pricing many out of the market. The Chinese government is trying to cool the sizzling market, but not everybody's happy with its moves.

Hot Real Estate Market Has China Worried

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Chinese Crackdown Fails to Stem Counterfeit Goods

August 23, 2006 • On just about any busy city street in China, nothing seems as real as a fake name-brand bargain. The Chinese government says it's cracking down, but its battle against copyright pirates has a long way to go.

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Chinese 'Button Town' Struggles with Success

August 22, 2006 • A small Chinese town, with about 200 factories and 20,000 migrant workers, produces 60 percent of the world's supply of buttons. But Qiaotou's manufacturers are victims of their own success — cannibalizing one another's businesses with cutthroat prices.

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Inside China's Economic Boom

August 21, 2006 • Many inside China are benefiting from the country's economic boom, but many are not. And there are questions whether increasing wealth is bringing political change to the communist nation.

Marketing to Millions: China's Changing Tastes

August 21, 2006 • China's economic boom is creating new opportunities for multinational corporations. How do they tailor their products and their strategies to attract millions of newly minted consumers? Think ancient beauty potions and tea-flavored toothpaste.

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