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Non-Tech : CAOL: The Chinese AOL and Internet Lottery -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cabernetfranck who wrote (563)	7/13/1999 6:25:00 PM
From: Chisy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 720

Cantonese and Mandarin to boot.

To: cabernetfranck who wrote (563)	7/14/1999 2:45:00 PM
From: Dave Gore	Respond to of 720

Interesting links and post from the past: As many of you know I started the KYOM (now CAOL) several months ago on SI and have been an active supporter through thick and thin of CAOL. I also have gathered and submitted questions to Bruce and Brian Ransom (at Bruce's request) for posting here and on SI in the near future. I realize some of you are not long term supporters (at least yet) but hopefully many will see some long term value in CAOL. Meanwhile, I am reviewing some older posts and here is one post I think is really interesting and provides some nice DD. It's from someone who lived in China...nice links to news and stats as well. From: +Eric Humphrey Sunday, May 9 1999 8:56PM ET Reply # of 392 From someone who has lived and worked in China for 2 1/2 years (1996-1998) and speaks fluent Chinese. While there are many human rights abuses by the Chinese Govt., the average Chinese citizen's quality of life and freedoms have increased radically since the country started opening up in 1978. Chinese people can now say what they want to say about the government(among themselves, not in a public forum). Just a few years ago they would have been afraid that their "friend" might tell a the government that they were a subversive and they would subsequently be arrested. People have more and more freedom of abode. In the recent past it was very difficult for Chinese to move from one city to another. Now it is relatively easy, and getting easier. The vast majority of the Chinese people's biggest beef with their government is not their lack of freedoms, but the rampant government corruption. Companies that do business and/or have large investments in China: Proctor and Gamble, Coca Cola, Pepsi, GM, McDonalds, Boeing, Budweiser, Amway, United Technologies, 3M, Microsoft, etc. This is only a small list of companies that I thought of off the top of my head. For people who want more news about China and Chinese Business and Internet please follow these links: cnd.org online.hkstandard.com chinesebusinessworld.com redfish.com deall.ohio-state.edu china-time.com