11.  Another Chinese company that is stealing their thunder is Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd., the investment arm of the Shanghai city government.

12.  Another Chinese company received a proposal from Pakistan to work on the Kajaki Dam in Afghanistan but turned it down after consultation with his embassy, Hotak said.

13.  Another service it provides is to help Chinese companies advertise in English on the Internet.

14.  Another Chinese company may eventually eye Telecom.

15.  As a financial center Hong Kong will be helping Chinese companies go public, issue bonds and arrange syndicated loans.

16.  As dessert for Beijing, Washington approved loans from American tax dollars to the very government-owned Chinese companies that committed the violations.

17.  As the yen soared to all-time highs against the dollar in March, so did the costs for Qingling and other Chinese companies that have debts denominated in yen.

18.  As they do, more Chinese companies are defaulting.

19.  At the same time, Chinese advertising companies, while lagging far behind their western counterparts in their ability to deliver national campaigns, are catching up.

20.  Australian exporters are now being very careful to make sure that Chinese companies with whom they do business have access to local finance and foreign currency.