BBC Chinese, Sept. 5, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2010/09/100905_china_scholar_fund.shtml
Note: The report cites
Shi YG and Rao Y, China's Research Culture. Science, 329: 1118 (Sept. 3,
2010).
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/sci;329/5996/1128?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=china+grant+rao&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
Quote:
"To obtain major grants in China, it is an open secret that doing good
research is not as important as schmoozing with powerful bureaucrats and
their favorite experts.
"A simple but important start would be to distribute all of the new funds
based on merit, without regard to connections.
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(1) 特写：上海平价房还是买不起？ BBC Chinese, Sept. 5, 2010.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2010/09/100905_focus_china_property.shtml
, which is translated from
Joan Feng, In China, even 'low-cost' housing hard for some to afford. AFP,
Sept. 5, 2010.
http://www.mysinchew.com/node/44467?tid=10
(2) Reenita Malhotra Hora, In China, Even Small Cities Spend Big. China Real
Time,
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/09/06/in-china-even-small-cities-spend-big/
("And it’s luxury that sells [in China]. 'The concept of an emerging middle
class in China is a myth,['] says [managing director of the China Market
Research Group Shaun] Rein. 'In the U.S., blue-collar workers are happy to
shop at Macy’s [department store] for life. Here everyone wants to be rich.
It’s why middle-class brands like Marks & Spencer and Calvin Klein haven’
t done well' [compared with luxury brands Louis Vuitton and Swarovski
crystal]")
(a) Note: The report cites
Press release: Consumers in upper and lower tier cities have more in common
than marketers think, reveals latest Synovate Media Atlas China research.
Synovate, Sept. 2, 2010.
http://www.synovate.com/news/article/2010/09/consumers-in-upper-and-lower-tier-cities-have-more-in-common-than-marketers-think-reveals-latest-synovate-media-atlas-china-research.html
Quote:
"Similarity on consumption behavior between China's modern cities and rural
areas
"The latest Synovate Media Atlas China findings show that China's modern
cities and rural areas share similarities in terms of daily expenditure,
from products such as nutritional supplementary and apparel, to services
such as entertainment and health & fitness.
"For example, the average annual spending on apparel by Chinese consumers
living in Tier 5 cities is RMB 3,600, compared to RMB 3,900 by consumers in
Tier 3 cities, RMB 3,300 in Tier 2, and RMB 3,900 in Tier 1 markets.
"Annual spending on health and fitness are also similar between top tiers
and lower tiers markets. On average, consumers in Tier 5 cities spend RMB 2,
700 per year on this, compared to consumers in Tier 1 cities who are
spending just RMB 300 more.
(b) My comment: I can not understand. If average income in pier 1 cities is
twice as big as that in tier 5 cities, how can residents in both spend
similar amounts in every area surveyed. How do residents in tier 5 cities
make up the difference?