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Why censoring the “Super Girl” show does not help – Zhang Lijia
China’s broadcast authorities cancelled recently a hugely popular Idols-like TV show called the ‘super girls’. Author Zhang Lijia explains on her weblog why those heavy handed censorship methods do not work anymore.Read More →
China’s rich defy global crisis – Rupert Hoogewerf
The US and Europe might be bracing for another global crisis, but the wealth of China rich increases undeterred, noted Hurun’ founder Rupert Hoogewerf of China’s rich list in an interview with Xinhua on Thursday. They booked another record year of growth.Read More →
US$ 5.8 bn arms package for Taiwan – Wendell Minnick
The US have released a US$ 5.8 billion arms package for Taiwan, triggering off the anger of China, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News. Taiwan still hope to obtain also ordered new F-16’s.Read More →
Peter Hessler, the inspiration of my memoirs – Zhang Lijia
Bestselling author Zhang Lijia recalls in her weblog how award winning journalist Peter Hessler inspired her to write her memoirs, “Socialism Is Great!”: A Worker’s Memoir of the New China. Hessler won the MacArthur Foundation award.Read More →
Taiwan might pick JSF after F-16 ban – Wendell Minnick
Taiwan might shift its preference to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JFK) after the US declined to sell F-16’s to the island, to safeguard its relationship with China, defense specialist Wendell Minnick writes in Defense News, quoting deputy Defense minister Andrew Yang.Read More →
China: expected to continue economic growth – Arthur Kroeber
Europe and the US might be bracing for another economic hit, but economic analyst Arthur Kroeber explains in The Financial Times why he expects China to continue growing – in stead of crashing like others predict.Read More →
Why China should not bail out Europe – Shaun Rein
Europe is more than ever looking at China as a way out of its financial misery. But business analyst Shaun Rein argues in CNBC that buying Italian bonds is not in the interest of China, or the world. Read More →
Most sought-after China speakers September 2011
Big changes on our monthly list of most-sought speakers for September, compared to August 2011. A few speakers saw their position rise firmly, and four re-entered our top-10. Paul French heads our listing for the first time, after he published his latest book “Midnight in Peking”, a book he describedRead More →
Why the Chinese read fewer books – Zhang Lijia
Drooling foreign publishers are trying to enter the Chinese market, like recently on the International Book Fair in Beijing. But author Zhang Lijia warns on her weblog for too high expectation, as the already limited number of books per Chinese is even dropping.Read More →
Poor health care and education cause rich to emigrate – Shaun Rein
China’s super rich massively try to get foreign passports, but it is not because of fear for government interference, discovered business analyst Shaun Rein in 36 interviews. China’s rich go abroad because of the poor health care and poor education, he writes in CNCB.Read More →
Working with the digital cowboys – Bill Fischer
Professor Bill Fischer of IMD in Lausanne discusses how the digital cowboys of today are changing corporate landscape and how a failed leadership at larger companies have to deal with this impatient generation. “They do not accept premature mediocracy anymore.”Read More →
Most wanted for China’s rich: a foreign passport – Rupert Hoogwerf
No villa’s, no expensive cars or another concubine, but a foreign passport tops the wishlist of China’s wealthy, says Rupert Hoogewerf, founder of Hurun’s Rich List to AP. An insurance p0licy for when things go wrong.Read More →