Consumer spending might only slowly recover in China, marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok sees interest in health and wellness booming, she writes in the Jing Daily, “This boom reflects a profound transformation in consumer priorities, with a growing emphasis on physical fitness, mental well-being, and preventative healthcare,” she adds.Read More →

Winning gold medals has been key at the recent Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, with China as one of the major winners. But is that what the Olympics should be about, wonders China veteran Ian Johnson at the Council for Foreign Relations. It should give people in western countries pause to think about China’s course—is it really so brutal, or just a reflection of a system that we all, wittingly or not, follow, asks Ian Johnson.Read More →

China´s rich are changing the country´s agenda as the aging population focuses on health care and pensions, in the past often taboo subjects, says Hurun chairman Rupert Hoogewerf to FinNews Asia, after his research institute released another report. As the number of rich increase, so does they influence on the economy.Read More →

Journalist Ian Johnson explores for the New York Times, the search by Yang Weidong into what he calls the soul of China. He interviewed and filmed 405 thinkers, artists, musicians, writers, historians — anyone who has thought hard about China’s future. “Some are government critics, others support the party, but all have opinions.”Read More →

The doping scandal in Russia got intensive coverage before the start of the Olympic Games in Rio, but other countries, including China, have their doping issues too. Journalist Ian Johnson dives into some scandals, including China´s position, for the New York Review of Books.Read More →