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Virtual China Forum
CHINA AND THE INTERNET:
How will they change each other in the 21st century?
Virtual China Forum #1 asked businessmen, digerati, diplomats, economists, publishers, artists and scholars to imagine the impact of China and the Internet on the 21st century. Replies came from Internet guru Esther Dyson and Harvard economist Yasheng Huang, among others. The forum is still active. Most recently, Morgan Stanley's Barton Biggs and editor of Streetlife China, Michael Dutton, added their views.
Add your view to VCF#1 by sending an email to forum@virtualchina.com, or tackle question #2:
Given the official ban on foreign investment in China's IT sector--notwithstanding the tremendous IPO success of China.com in July, and the rise of online trading services--are Chinese Internet companies a safe investment?
Reply now, or, if you want to research the question before you reply, link to articles on the subject.
Beijing Reaffirms Ban on Foreign Backing of Internet Companies
By Douglas C. McGill
A high-level telecommunications official reiterated yesterday that foreign investment was banned in Internet companies in China.
"China will not allow inflows of foreign venture capital into the country's Internet market," Zhang Cunjiang, an official with the Ministry for Information Industry (MII), told the China Daily newspaper.(more)
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Daily takes on Trade and Finance
 Who would be so bold as to pronounce all China stocks a roaring good buy? A leading securities brokerage in Hong Kong is advising clients to go "blanket overweight" on Shanghai, Shenzen, and Hong Kong H-shares.. See Douglas C. McGill's Stir Fry.
 China just bought 27 million tons of crude oil. What's going on? Also the latest from Li Kashing, Trent Lott, Lawrence Summers, and more.
. See Jonathan Landreth's Trading Views.
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| Your opinion, please |
We continue to solicit and receive answers to the question we posed during our inaugural week:
 By 2020 there will be more people on the Internet in China than in the United States. How will the Internet change China and its relations with the rest of the world? How might the Chinese change the Internet itself?
We will officially open the Virtual China Forum this Tuesday with additional postings. If you'd like to participate, you may email your response to forum@virtualchina.com or call us in New York at 212-226-0950.
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| Did You Miss It? |
In case you missed our inaugural opening two weeks ago, we've still got our opening articles online:
 Oct 8: Why China Matters
Oct 7: The Confucian Businessperson
Oct 6: Xu Bing, 'Twixt East and West
Oct 5:
The Net, China's New Open Door
Oct 4: Where is China?
Oct 1: Letter of Introduction
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| Stay Tuned... |
If you've enjoyed our Trade and Finance sections, and our just-opened InfoTech section, stay tuned for bigger and better things to come! The following channels will be opening soon at Virtual China:- November 8: The Travel Channel
- November 15: The Entertainment Channel
- December 6: The University Channel
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Top News Stories
China Will Buy 28 Airbus Jets for US$28 Bln
The announcement was made at a brief news conference at the Lyon airport during the Chinese president's visit to France as a part of his 17-day European tour.
U.S. Treasury Secretary, Chinese Premier have "Warm" and "Candid" Talks
The meeting was the first cabinet-level visit from the U.S. to China since NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in May.
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"Almost certainly," "very possibly," and "just maybe" are the answers to those questions, respectively.
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New English Calligraphy
The calligraphy at the top of this column is by Xu Bing. Read an interview with the artist.
China Matrix
China Matrix has been reborn as Virtual China's Information Technology Channel. Mailing list service resumes this weekend.
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