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How & Why Chinese Willingly Spend Their Whole Salaries

Yu Chunyi is just about the luckiest person in the China – according to her. The 24-year-old teacher has a job “financed by the central budget,” she told Beijing Review. In other words, she has a secure job. “It’s less challenging and ful... ...full story at Biz Cult

from Biz Cult on Thu, Feb 05 2009

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