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China Overtakes US in Computer Market

chasmcarroll Published in China on Friday, 26 August 2011 04:18

China probably overtook the U.S. as the largest personal-computer market last quarter, after three decades of American dominance in an industry pioneered by Apple and IBM. Personal-computer shipments in China rose 14 percent to 18.5 million units during the second quarter, the first time they surpassed the number in the U.S., where they fell 4.8 percent to 17.7 million, Bryan Ma, an analyst at research firm IDC, said in an interview today. On a full-year basis, China will likely pass the U.S. in 2012, he said.The estimates highlight the growing importance of China’s consumers to the global economy after the country passed the U.S. in 2009 as the largest auto market. Hewlett-Packard Co., the world’s largest PC maker, indicated this month it may pull out of that business, while China’s Lenovo Group Ltd. posted quarterly profit that almost doubled.

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US Ambassador Buys Own Coffee

Trey Archer Published in China on Sunday, 21 August 2011 08:32

Breaking news just in from world headquarters: The new US Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, was caught red handed at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last Friday buying a Starbucks coffee. Not only did he purchase the coffee with his own bucks. He also wasn’t accompanied by an escort of 300lbs gorillas, was carrying his own luggage and he even used, get this, a discount coupon. News crossed the Pacific quickly and stunned the residence of Locke’s new country of residence.

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