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The China Pavilion will be one of the lasting landmarks of the record-breaking Shanghai 2010 Expo.
Shanghai "fairs" well on the world stage
The most expensive expo in the history of expos drew more than 70 million visitors during Shanghai Expo’s 184 days of national pride and corporate messaging. It also breathed new life into the former site of crumbling shipyards and steelworks.
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Convenience was sacrificed in the name of global perception -- more than 18,000 families, 10,000 workers and 270 factories had to be relocated -- but the images, subway upgrades, indulgence and innovation of the event nearly made it all worth it.
Fire ignites debate over building safety
Welding sparks during renovations of an apartment building in Jing’an District in November touched off a blaze that engulfed the 28-story structure in flames, killing 58 people.
The four-hour blaze ignited concerns over sweeping efforts to reduce energy use by installing flammable insulation to the exteriors of existing structures, as with the Jing’an fire.
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The 13-year-old apartment building contained approximately 500 units, primarily housing retired teachers and children.
Changing rules of the property game
In an effort to quell unchecked market speculation, the Shanghai Housing Authority announced new regulations in October that limit homeowners to one extra property for “a certain period of time.”
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The ambiguity of the policy didn’t stop the housing market from reacting -- with the unintended consequence of elevating luxury home prices. Eighty percent of properties priced at RMB 50,000 per square meter saw an increase in November, with buyers who can’t buy two apartments or houses now simply buying a bigger one.
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Armless pianist conquers reality TV
In October, a 23-year-old pianist from Beijing, who lost both arms to amputation at age 10, won the inaugural season of “China’s Got Talent.”
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Playing with just his toes, Liu Wei’s inspiring rendition of James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful” before an awestruck crowd at Shanghai Stadium captivated all of China, as well as a World Wide Web powered by an insatiable appetite for novel videos.
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Foreign brands Chinafy
A McKinsey report in September declared 2010 as the year in which products went from "Made in China" to made for China.
With the recent launch of brands like dENiZEN (Levi’s), Shang Xia (Hermes) and Bao Jun (General Motors), foreign companies are increasingly crafting brands solely for Chinese consumers.
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The move not only signifies a shift in toward Chinese consumers, but also toward the local proxies in whom they’re now vesting more responsibility to tailor brands and products for the local market.
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Google exits China ,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]... for now
Citing a series of cyber attacks that included unauthorized incursions into the Gmail accounts of activists critical of China, Google in March redirected traffic from its mainland search engine to its site in Hong Kong.
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The move effectively signified the withdrawal of the search engine from China, though mainland users are still able to access the redirect link.
Chinese officials denied involvement in the attacks, but last month, WikiLeaks cables named China as their source.
All of China is a'Twitter
Though initially introduced last year, 2010 saw the rise of the microblog, or weibo,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych].
The first of its kind, Sina Weibo, attracted 10 million microbloggers in as many months and now claims to have registered 50 million Sinotweeters.
Every Chinese portal launched its own Weibo this year, making it the main news and narcissism platform for mainland Chinese netizens.
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