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		<description><![CDATA["Bu Zhe Teng" is a slogan (buzzword?) proposed recently by the Communist Party leader, Hu Jintao. In Chinese, it is usually used in Beijing dialect (yes, Beijing dialect is different than Mandrin, even they share most of the vocabularies) There &#8230; <a href="http://www.ifgogo.com/285/bu-zhe-teng/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Bu Zhe Teng" is a slogan (buzzword?) proposed recently by the Communist Party leader, Hu Jintao. In Chinese, it is usually used in Beijing dialect (yes, Beijing dialect is different than Mandrin, even they share most of the vocabularies)</p>
<p>There are some translations for this weird word. For instance, here are some from Xinhua News:</p>
<p>Do not toss<br />
No dithering<br />
Do not flip flop<br />
Don't mess around<br />
Do not sway back and forth<br />
Do not bugger about pointlessly<br />
Do not do much ado about nothing<br />
Do not do something over and over again, and to little effect</p>
<p>I guess you get the idea.</p>
<p>Well, I just want to say a very "Zhe Teng" (Bu in Chinese means no) thing I encounted recently.</p>
<p>I was planning a trip to China with my girlfriend this summer. She is American, so she needs a visa. Here is the policy for Americans [1].</p>
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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">Ⅱ.</span><strong>How to </strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><strong>apply</strong><br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">1.You may submit the application to the Visa Office of the </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: blue; font-family: arial;"><a style="font-size: 10.5pt;" href="http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/t84229.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: blue; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Embassy or Consulate -General</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"> which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside; <br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;">2.If you cannot come in person, you may entrust someone else or a travel/visa agent to drop off your application at the visa office of the </span><a style="font-size: 10.5pt;" href="http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/t84229.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #0000ff;">Embassy or Consulate -General </span></span></a>which holds consular jurisdiction over the state where you reside;<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">▲</span>No appointment is required.<br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">▲</span>Mailed applications are not acceptable </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">and will be returned.<br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">▲</span>Mail back service is available (make sure you read </span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: blue; font-family: arial;"><a style="font-size: 10.5pt;" href="http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/yisq/t169582.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: blue; font-family: arial;">INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION MAIL SERVICE</span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">)</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">.</span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p>And the obnoxious table [2]:</p>
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<p style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">Ⅳ</span></span></span></span></span>.</span><strong>Visa fees</strong><br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">1.<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;">Please pay by </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: blue; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;">Visa, MasterCard, Money Order, Cashier's Check, Company Check or Cash</span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;">.</span>Personal checks are not acceptable.<br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> 2.Please make the check or money order payable to the </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: red; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;">Chinese </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;">Embassy or Chinese Consulate-General.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: black; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><br style="font-size: 10.5pt;" /> 3.Fee list:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Number of Entry</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Citizens of other countries</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Single Entry<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;">$130</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0cm; font-size: 10.5pt;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 14px; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">$30</span></span></span></p>
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<p>My girlfriend was really frustrated because for her, she never has to go to the embassy to get the visa. She has been to several countries, and China is the only one that needs "in person" visa application.  Also, she asked me, were there any differences between U.S. citizens and the citizens of other countries? Why American needed to pay $130 and they only needed to pay $30 for a single entry?</p>
<p>I told my girlfriend that China does not welcome you, and she told me that "your government is messing around". What an excellent translation of "Bu Zhe Teng"!</p>
<p>[1,2]: http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84246.htm</p>
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