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  • What if one day the Lord sat across from me at a table and said, “Tell me, what did you to do to invest in Xiao Chen, the cleaning lady?”

    Three small kilometers 2007

  • President George W. Bush enjoys the favor of many Chinese citizens, according to a report from Barbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times: Contemplating his imminent departure, many Chinese are openly expressing affection toward the man they call Xiao Bush, or "Young Bush," to distinguish him ...

    Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now 2009

  • In China, when you're young, you can be called "Xiao" - which means little.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • Ai's friend Wen Tao, 38, driver and cousin Zhang Jinsong, also known as Xiao Pang, 43, accountant Hu Mingfen, 55, and colleague Liu Zhenggang, 49, remain missing.

    Detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei allowed visit from wife 2011

  • He Guofeng (also known as Xiao He) -- a well-known electronic musician -- played a piece on his laptop that incorporated the sounds of howling wolves and falling rain; other of his works bore the influence of Beijing opera.

    Rocking Beijing Janis Foo 2009

  • Stories of wells made by Koxinga appear to be found in various parts of Taiwan, such as Taipei City's Dihua (迪化) Street, where there used to be a well called the Xiao Jian Tan Jing (小劍潭井), said to have been created by Koxinga.

    How Taiwan Became Chinese 2006

  • Planetary's formula number 10 Bupleurum Calmative is based on the classic Chinese formula called Xiao Yao Wan, which means the “free and easy wanderer.”

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • I don't want my home town's momentum of growth to be put out like this before it gets a chance to take off,'' wrote one person who was able to file a posting under the name Han Xiao.

    News - latimes.com 2011

  • TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Council for Economic Planning and Development, approved Monday a plan for a bridge linking the islands of Kinmen and Lieyu, also known as Xiao Kinmen, in that outlying county.

    China Post Online - Taiwan , News , Taiwan newspaper 2010

  • Oh no! Despite his amazing take on "I Will Always Love You," it seems like contestant Lin Yu Chun (aka Xiao Pang) was voted off the show in its most recent episode.

    Chinalyst - China blogs in English shanghaiist 2010

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