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		<title>China&#8217;s Top Universities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[China’s Top Universities [2008 rankings] As ranked in order by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds Limited). For ranking against other top 500 world universities, see number in brackets. [According to QS, the world’s top universities are Harvard [1], Yale [2], Cambridge [3] and Oxford [4]] Live link takes you to the university homepage: 1 University of HONG [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best introductory books on doing business in China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Best introductory books on doing business in China by Daisy Wang In a nutshell, these three: Doing Business In China: How to Profit in the World&#8217;s Fastest Growing Market (Paperback) by Ted Plafker Covers all the main points, and in some detail. Doing Business in the New China: A Handbook and Guide by Birgit Zinzius [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.learningaboutchina.com/2009/02/13/best-introductory-books-on-doing-business-in-china/</link>
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		<title>The only way to learn Mandarin Chinese [best basic resources for an English speaker]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LEARNING MANDARIN CHINESE [Best basic resources for an English speaker] by Jim Westhaven Short of going and living amongst Mandarin-speakers in China &#8211; and even then you&#8217;ll need some back-up material &#8211; we offer a list of bare necessities for starting to learn Mandarin from scratch. Mandarin Chinese has become a hot educational topic. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.learningaboutchina.com/2009/02/09/the-only-way-to-learn-mandarin-best-basic-resources-for-an-english-speaker/</link>
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		<title>Zhang Yimou&#8217;s  张艺谋 early films on DVD [best versions]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zhang Yimou  张艺谋 early films on DVD [best versions, taking into account the quality of the transfer, the soundtrack, and a competitive retail price] by Jim Westhaven. We are analyzing these films from the perspective of their ability to shed light on China and Chinese society, rather than for their entertainment value. Zhang&#8217;s later films [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uk universities offering Chinese courses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Key: [course identifier] [no of years required] [+ either FT= full time or PT = part time] [end qualification] The main links will take you to the Chinese department [or nearest] of each university. You may have to negotiate each site to find exactly what you want. For detailed application information, please go to http://www.ucas.ac.uk/ [...]]]></description>
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