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Are the Chinese ready for open skies?
Here is the real kicker. You have to assume that at some point there will be an open skies agreement between the US and China. You also have to assume that the US wants this, because they are driving the process at the moment. This means that the Chinese control the timing of the process.Copier Copper Casting Copper Fitting Copper Pipe Copper Tube Copper Wire Cordless Telephone Corduroy Fabric Correction Tape Cosmetic Bag Cosmetic Brush Cotton Bag Cotton Fabric Cotton Yarn Countertop Cowboy Hat CPU Cooler Crepe Crutch Crystal Flower

So the real question is "When will it make sense for the Chinese to go for open skies?"

The short answer to that is "Not right now."

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Apart from the obvious question of service quality, China's airlines aren't ready. Marketing is weak, the brands need pumping - even the liveries on the sides of the aircraft look like throwbacks to the 1970s. Domestic demand is rising quickly, and the companies are having to deploy most of the aircraft, pilots, and financial

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Keeping up with a sudden inrush of airlines who are much larger and more experienced airlines would swamp the locals, who would be unable even to match the growth in routes. If it happened today, would Air China, China Eastern, and China Southern be able to start direct service to another half-dozen US cities without Copier Copper Casting Copper Fitting Copper Pipe Copper Tube Copper Wire Cordless Telephone Corduroy Fabric Correction Tape Cosmetic Bag Cosmetic Brush Cotton Bag Cotton Fabric Cotton Yarn Countertop Cowboy Hat CPU Cooler Crepe Crutch Crystal Flower Crystal Globe Cuckoo Clock Cuff cup manufacturer Cup Mat cups supply cup wholesale Curbstone Current Transformer Curtain Curtain Tape Cutlery Set Cutting Torch Cutting Wheel CV Joint Cylinder Head Dance Mat Dart Data Cable DC Motor Deep Freezer Dehumidifier Denim Denim Jacket Desk Calendar Desk Lamp Diamond Tool Diaper Die Casting Diesel Engine
stripping their networks of assets? Already China needs to find 11,000 new pilots and 2,500 new aircraft in the next 20 years just to keep up with organic growth. Competing under open skies would only add to this burden.

Just came across the City Guides section of The Economist (h/t to The Weifang Radish).   The city guides are geared towards business travelers, and for each city there is the following:

• Insider Tips:   From our correspondent
• Cheat Sheet:  View or print our executive travel dossier
• Hotels:   From decadent to easy-on-the-pocket

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• Restaurants:   Our favourite dining spots
• Sightseeing:   Kill an hour, serenity in the city and more
• Nightlife:   Best for culture vultures
• Wise Buys:   Gifts for gourmets and more

Each section also contains news on the particular city, an events calender and some interesting cost figures.   In Asia, the Cities Guides covers Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, and Tokyo.   Seoul, Korea, apparently does not rate.   The Guides also cover Europe, Australia, and the Americas.

The guides really are quite good.   For instance, in the insider tips section, I learned that "during a meal," one should "not turn a fish over to get to the flesh on the underside. Superstition holds that turning a fish over will cause a fishing boat to capsize."   How many of you knew this?   Be honest.

I found the city cost listings interesting, but of questionable accuracy. The site sets forth the following prices for Beijing and Shanghai:

• Cost of an average two-day business trip (excluding flights): 5,147 yuan for Beijing, 6,541 yuan for Shanghai

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• Monthly rent of a mid-priced one-bed furnished apartment: 30,000 yuan for Beijing, 12,132 yuan for Shanghai
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• Theatre or concert (four best seats): 1,360-3,520 yuan for Beijing, 800-2,000 yuan for Shanghai

I am quite familiar with Shanghai prices, less so of Beijing, but I can tell you that before my firm secured its apartment in Shanghai, I would always do just fine staying in Shanghai at the Radisson Hotel right smack across from People's Park, traveling around by taxi, and eating plenty well, for way less than 6,541 yuan per two days.   Our extremely nice, two bedroom furnished Shanghai apartment also costs quite a bit less than the 12,132 yuan per month the Economist ascribes to "mid-priced" furnished one bedroom apartments in Shanghai.   I also find it difficult to believe Beijing apartment rents are 2.5 times those in Shanghai.

Despite its lofty price calculations, this really is an excellent site for business travelers who find themselves going to any of the listed cities.Chocolate products Choke Coil Christmas Ball Christmas Decoration Christmas Light Christmas Stockings Christmas Tree Circuit Breaker Circular Saw Cleaning Roller

With there being no shortage of China blogs, I am surprised at how few China blogs focus on China food or drink.  In fact, I am aware of only one blog that consistently provides top-notch, personalized, reviews of Chinese eating or drinking establishments.  That blog is called "Beijing Boyce" and it is an amazing source for information on Beijing bars.  Its tagline is "A Somewhat Young China Hand on the Local Drinking Scene."

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According to its "about" section, the blog evolved from a newsletter started in 2005.  The blog itself began in October, 2006, but having incorporated articles from its predecessor/sister newsletter, the posts go back to October, 2005.  It is written by an employee of "anNGO in China" who has been in Asia for more than a decade and in Beijing since 2004 and he (I say "he" because I know who writes it) describes himself as follows:

I work for an NGO in China. I’ve been in Asia more than a decade and in Beijing since 2004, with past stints in South Korea and Taiwan. I am tall, cute, intelligent and smart, and like collecting Five Friendlies souvenirs, traveling and searching for “the one”… Wait, I think I read that in the personals at thatsbj.com. In fact, I enjoy reading humor (dry), tennis (doubles), martinis (dry doubles) and those rare days when the mountains east of the city are visible from my apartment. I have no Five Friendlies paraphernalia, not even a Jingjing key chain. I also have no fascination with Mandarin, Confucian philosophy or the Shaolin Temple, and am not here “to live and breathe China” as are many foreigners. I came to work. Even so, Beijing’s pace of change and growing importance make it, especially pre-Olympics, a notable place to live.Car MatCarpetCarrotCar Seat CoverCar Seat CushionCartcase chinaCash BoxCashmere ScarfCasterCapacitor Car Air Freshener Car Alarm Car Amplifier Car Antenna Car Audio Car Bumper Carburetor Car Charger Cardigan Car DVD Player Car Mat Carpet Carrot Car Seat Cover Car Seat Cushion Cart case china Cash Box Cashmere Scarf Caster Caster Wheel Casual Shoes Catheter Cat Toy Cat Tree Caulking Gun CD Player CDR Ceiling Board Ceiling Fan
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The writer writes about bars because he finds them interesting and enjoyable:

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