Espionage (Diplomatic and Commercial)

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David Leppard, China bugs and burgles Britain. The Times of London, Jan. 31,
2010.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article7009749.ece

Note:
(a) burgle (vt; back-formation from burglar): "BURGLARIZE"
(b) MI5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MI5
(Military Intelligence, Section 5 "is the United Kingdom's counter-
intelligence and security agency")


--------------Separately
(1) J. David Goodman, An Electric Boost for Bicyclists; Alternative to Cars
in China Gains Toehold in the West. New York Times, Feb. 1, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/business/global/01ebike.html?scp=1&sq=electric%20bike&st=cse

My comment: I have not seen one in Boston. It is unclear if an electric bike
is legal here.

(2) Simeon Kerr and Patti Waldmeir, Wenzhou millionaires feel the lure of
cheaper properties in Dubai. Financial Times, Jan. 19, 2010.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/956703fe-0499-11df-8603-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1

My comment: Hurrah to Wenzhou folks.

(3) Geoff Dyer, Shopper power rises in 'Chicago' hinterland. Financial Times
, Jan. 19, 2010.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/979e0762-0499-11df-8603-00144feabdc0.html
("It has been one of the riddles of recent years that while retail sales
have been soaring, consumption has been playing a shrinking role in the
economy.")

Note:
(a) This Chinese city is nicknamed "Chicago of China."
(b) bund (n; Hindi and Urdu, ultimately from Persian): "an embanked
thoroughfare along a river or the sea especially in the Far East"
(c) drag (n): "STREET, ROAD <the main drag>"
(d) overriding (adj): "CHIEF, PRINCIPAL <an overriding concern>"
(e) conurbation (n): "an aggregation or continuous network of urban
communities"
(f) Zara (clothing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zara_(clothing)
(g) Mango (clothing)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango_(clothing)
(h) raiment (n): "CLOTHING, GARMENTS"

All English definitions are from www.m-w.com.

My comment: The print but not online edition includes a map, which showed "
Cities with GDP per capita above 20,000 renminbi ($2,900), 2009": Chongqing,
Shanghai, four in Zhejiang, one in Hunan and six in Guangdong. (I do not
know why Beijing or Tianjin was not marked with the honor.)

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