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Yang Xianzu (3rd L), Chairman and CEO of China Unicom Ltd., speaks during the listing ceremony at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, 22 June 2000. China Unicom shot up 11.3 percent from the opening bell following its listing at the New York Stock Exchange 21 June as foreign investors appeared keen to grab a slice of mainland China's fast-growing telecommunications market. (KEYSTONE/EPA/Frederic J. Brown)