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Article: China today: views and thoughts on the CPCA show and the benefits--and perils--of doing business in China.(CPCA WRAP-UP)
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- Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture
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- May 1, 2005
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The China Printed Circuit Association show has been billed as the world's premiere PCB trade show. This year's event once again lived up to its reputation. CPCA had it all, from acrobats at one exhibitor's booth to exhibitors hawking counterfeit wares on the show floor. (And being detained by authorities, an encouraging sign.)
CPCA is a direct reflection of China, itself a country of superlatives. A few of China's basic numbers: There are 160 cities in China that have a population of more than I million people. China is now second in the world (to the U.S.) in its use of oil: 6.5 million barrels a day in China vs. 21 million barrels a day in the U.S. China should ...