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Taming the dragon: Western tech firms making it in China

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Marc Edwards joins Rebecca Bowring on the programme this week to talk about the Western tech firms that have managed to crack the sometimes hostile Chinese market, and those who crashed and burned in the East. Plus, it's vivid and it's visceral. Rockstar's Max Payne 3 marks a departure for one of the world's biggest video games developers.

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