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Obesity in a previously hungry country – Paul French
Obesity has become a major problem in China, a country marred by a history of famine and poverty, tells author Paul French to the Washington Post. Part of China still suffers from hunger, while developed parts struggle with overweight.Read More →
Would China kill with its drones? – Wendell Minnick
There is no sign China will use its drones to kill, although the US is offering her a perfect excuse to do so, tells defense specialist Wendell Minnick in the Turkish Weekly. The new international weapon race.Read More →
Chinese emigration “a hot potato” – Rupert Hoogewerf
Rich Chinese are massively leaving China, obvious politically “a hot potato”, tells China’s rich list founder Rupert Hoogewerf in The Telegraph. Although the effect might not be as devastating as the figures suggest.Read More →
China protectionism looms on trade talks – Shaun Rein
China and the US restart very soon their trade talks, traditionally marred by US complaints on how China manipulates its currency. Now, rising protectionism by state-owned companies offer a new stumbling block, says business analyst Shaun Rein at the BBC.Read More →
Get a European butler, the latest China trend – Rupert Hoogewerf
China’s rich have just found another thing they love to have, the European butler, explains Hurun rich list founder Rupert Hoogewerf to Aljazeera. But not for long, as Chinese butlers are getting European training too.Read More →
Working girls and police violence – Zhang Lijia
Officially prostitution is banned in China, but is booming business at the same time. Author Zhang Lijia is preparing a book on prostitution in China and describes on her weblog how police violence, and their bribes, is part of daily life for the working girls.
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The losing battle of China’s censors – Maria Korolov
China might have the most sophisticated system to censor the internet, they can only till a certain degree mold the information internet users are getting, writes internet analyst Maria Korolov in Internet Evolution.Read More →
Undergrad degree not enough for Chinese parents – Paul French
Ambitions are high among the rising Chinese middle class and most of the parents put a lot of pressure on their only child to perform at school. Just getting an undergrad degree is for most not done, tells China veteran Paul French in the Wall Street Journal.Read More →
The costs of Taiwan’s early warning radar – Wendell Minnick
The Pentagon has increased costs for Taiwan’s early warning radar (EWR), causing much uproar among the island’s legislators, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News.Read More →
Jewelry, the next thing for Chinese consumers – Ben Cavender
Bag-seller Gucci bought a majority share in Chinese jeweler Queelin to enter a new segment of the luxury market. A smart move, says business analyst Ben Cavender in Business Week, as jewelry might be the next big thing for Chinese consumers.Read More →
The shift from price to quality in competition – Ben Cavender
Business in China is going through a paradigm change as the traditional price competition is giving way to quality, tells business analyst Ben Cavender in CKGSB Knowledge. Chinese companies need to get away from the price-based competition that they used to gain market share.Read More →
Beijing Badlands and their characters – Paul French
Author Paul French explains in the Wall Street Journal more about the characters in his bestseller Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China. “We are missing this massive component of the foreign experience in China [in the 1930s]”Read More →