Chinese Leaders Are Being Told To Read One Key Book During Their Crucial...
What's on the reading list for Chinese politicos, currently in the middle of a vital once-in-a-decade power change?According to the FT's Jamil Anderlini, China’s next premier Li Keqiang has been...
View ArticleSPOTTED: Someone Stuck An Enormous Wing On An Audi TT In China
The Audi TT is a pretty sporty car, but it looks like one owner has made a few modifications to add some extra power to theirs.Spotted in Dongguan, China, the size of the wing added to the rear of the...
View ArticlePeter Orszag Identifies A Huge Impediment To Chinese Economic Growth
China's leadership transition is arguably the most important political event of the year. And it comes during a time of an economic slowdown and amid calls for political reform. In a Bloomberg View...
View ArticleHu Jintao's Retirement May Be Look Much Different From Past Chinese Leaders
One important factor of recent Chinese politics has been that even when the Chinese leadership retire, they still exert a phenomenal amount of power.For example, look at former President Jiang Zemin....
View ArticleChinese Policymakers Sure Are Talking A Lot About 'Wellbeing' And 'Reform'
Those looking for major political and economic reforms in China are likely to be disappointed. During his opening speech at the 18th National Congress,Hu Jintao, outgoing president and leader of the...
View ArticleEverything You Need To Know About China's New Leader Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping was named the Head of China's Communist Party (CPC) and chairman of the country's Central Military Commission today. In the new year he will officially take over as president of the country...
View ArticleRussia And China Share Many Neighborly Interests
Whether our neighbors are as close as the airplane seat next to us or across a national border, most would probably agree that while we may not see eye to eye, peaceful cooperation makes more sense...
View ArticleHow A $1 Million Ferrari Crash Ruined One Chinese Politician's Grand Ambitions
A year ago, Ling Jihua was one of the most important people in Beijing. He was President Hu Jintao's chief of staff, and widely expected to be one of the 7 members of China's Politburo Standing...
View ArticleAnyone Expecting Big China Reforms Is Now In For A Massive Disappointment
China has wrapped up its 18th Congress and it is now clear who will be leading the world's second largest economy.Xi Jinping was named the Head of China's Communist Party (CPC) and chairman of the...
View ArticleOnline Posting By Chinese College Student Hides A Brutal Takedown Of...
Even after the huge growth of social media and microblogging sites in the last few years, it can be a little hard to express yourself online in China, what with the countries incredible censorship...
View ArticleChina Is Manufacturing Drones To Sell To Developing Countries
ZHUHAI, China — Although China’s drone technology may be several years behind top manufacturers in the United States and Israel, the country’s unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers are hoping their...
View ArticleCHINA'S TECTONIC POWER SHIFT – The Complete Guide
Anyone Expecting Big China Reforms Will Be DisappointedMeet China's New Leader: Xi JinpingHu Jintao: Corruption Could Kill Chinese CommunismChina's All-Powerful Politburo Standing CommitteeHow China's...
View ArticleChina Cracks Down On iPhone-Smuggling Housewives
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Suppliers for what was one of China's largest online iPhone stores have been hauled to court for allegedly evading taxes by smuggling Apple Inc's iPhones and iPads into the...
View ArticleThe $2 Billion Reason Why Paramount Wants To Set 'Transformers 4' In China
Love it or hate it, "Transformers 4" is all go for 2014 with a new logo, a new lead actor Mark Wahlberg, and ... a new setting? According to Vulture, Director Michael Bay's been looking to set...
View ArticleEnding China's One-Child Policy Is The New Government's Priority
China has wrapped up the 18th Congress and media everywhere has been shouting out that an extremely conservative batch of leaders have taken the helm and that big political and economic reforms are not...
View ArticleChina's New Leaders Will Push Land Reforms To Boost The Economy
Along with abolishing China's one-child policy, privatizing rural land is said to be another top reform for China's new leaders.Bank of America's Ting Lu writes that the key to urbanization is...
View ArticleChina's Tried To Hide One Bizarre Rumor About Why Xi Jinping Was Late
This week, desperate observers waiting to meet China's Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) were forced to stay up late after Xi Jinping and his six PSC colleagues were nearly an hour late.The delay...
View ArticleExpat Businessman Who Caused A Huge Controversy With Article About Leaving...
Back in August, Mark Kitto, a British businessman who built (and subsequently lost) an empire of English-language magazines in China, wrote a 4,000 word article for the UK's Prospect magazine...
View ArticleA 72-Year-Old Grandpa Is The Official Model For A Chinese Teen Girl Fashion Line
A 72-year-old man is donning dresses, scarves, and signature red stockings as the official model for a Chinese teen girl fashion line.Liu Xianping's granddaughter is one of five recent college grads...
View ArticleCiti Has A Monumental Call Declaring The End Of The Commodities Boom — Here...
In his latest note Citi's Edward L Morse writes "the commodity super cycle is over."That is a monumental call, given how popular the long commodities trade has been.Why the turn?Basically, it's all got...
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