"I was told of all the engineers at Microsoft, China and India each is home to one-third of the entire population," recalls Jackson Hong, just one of the many Microsoft engineers of Chinese origin.
A group of Chinese companies signed here Tuesday a deal with US palne maker Boeing to buy 300 Boeing aircraft.
US Trade Representative Michael Froman said Tuesday that substantial progress has been made on the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the United States, but there is "substantial distance" to go in reaching an agreement during Chinese President Xi's Jinping's visit.
President Xi Jinping told a group of US and Chinese officials on Tuesday that the two countries "should take advantage of the opportunities brought by their enormous economies".
Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International, has some advice for Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama when they meet in Washington later this week.
With 1.4 billion consumers and a rapidly growing middle class, China is a very important market for Mondelez.
"My mom keeps saying, 'Skype us, Give us an hour of your time'," said American Elizabeth Oppong in Shenzhen, a major city in southern China and the nation's first and one of its most successful Special Economic Zones. "But I have no time. I want to get it all. I want to see and do everything."
Inspur Group Co, Ltd., a major Chinese server maker, is expanding its business in the US market, both as a partner and a competitor.
Jackson Hong, born in Chengdu, Sichuan province, immigrated to Canada at the age of 14. After studying and working in Canada for years, he joined Microsoft Redmond in June 2012 as a software development engineer working for the Intune team.
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