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	<title><![CDATA[Chinese Godzillas? The Phantom Threat of PRC Brands]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-doctoroff/chinese-godzillas-the-pha_b_92986.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><strong>A New Threat</strong></p>

<p>Western multinationals have long approached the Chinese landscape tinged with both fear and titillation. The perceived upside of aggressive investment is simple and has remained the same for a decade -- the promise of dominating the world's largest market of the future. The risks, however, are many and varied, lurking like bandits off the highway. Traditionally, these "threats" have been articulated in operational terms -- cratered distribution (getting better); arbitrary, politically-tethered, and provincially biased courts (getting a bit...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Business]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-31T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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