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‘After’ the end of history

“If China succeeds in remaining stable, if it succeeds in continuing to grow and to outpace liberal democracies, then I…
Jul 23, 2021 (WiC 550)

Francis Fukuyama discusses the impact of China’s rise on his famed ‘end of history’ theory, which posited that Western liberal democracy would prevail worldwide. In an interview with The Spectator he noted that China’s alternative ...

Manholes missing

Passion for a livestreamer leads to mass theft
Jul 23, 2021 (WiC 550)

Manhole covers can bear a passing resemblance to supersized coins. And sometimes they can be worth something, especially the ones that are made from easily recycled metal. Which is probably how a twenty-something surnamed Fan from Nanjing had ...

Li Ziqi
Jul 16, 2021 (WiC 549)

Who is she? Born in 1990 in Mianyang in Sichuan province, Li Ziqi has charmed audiences around the world with her cinematic and largely wordless videos that capture life in rural China. The theme is rustic and creative: in one ...

Cartier embraces e-commerce

“We have opened a couple of new stores in China already. Because of the phenomenal growth and number of visitors…
Jul 16, 2021 (WiC 549)

Cyrille Vigneron, CEO of Cartier International, tells China Daily that Covid-19 changed “market dynamics” for the ultra-luxury jeweller but “China is continuing its growth”. He said sales came mostly through retail stores across China but ...

‘Defective’ dogs

Why Shenyang police auctioned off its canines
Jul 16, 2021 (WiC 549)

‘Too cute’: that was the reason why three police dogs were eliminated from the Ministry of Public Security’s training programme and auctioned off to ordinary citizens earlier this month. In total 54 dogs were sold at the sale: all of ...

Zhang Guimei
Jul 9, 2021 (WiC 548)

Last Tuesday at an event to mark the hundredth anniversary of the founding of China’s Communist Party (CPC), an old lady in a loose-fitting cotton suit stepped up to the podium to make a speech. Her fingers wrapped in plasters, Zhang Guimei ...

“In such a case, Japan and the United States will have to work together to defend Taiwan”
Jul 9, 2021 (WiC 548)

A statement from Aso Taro, Japan’s deputy prime minister, saying his country would join with its US ally to defend Taiwan against an invasion from the Chinese mainland. He described such a move as “an existential threat” for Japan, adding ...

Fund manager favourite Moutai is selling $500 bottles of wine
Jul 9, 2021 (WiC 548)

“I think if we drink enough Moutai, we can solve anything,” Henry Kissinger, the then US Secretary of State, is said to have optimistically told Deng Xiaoping in 1974. Maybe it’s the 53% alcohol content that helps to get the thinking ...

Universal values

“The resort showcases Sino-American cooperation, especially in the private and business sectors, despite the governments’ different political views”
Jul 2, 2021 (WiC 547)

Song Yu, chairman of Beijing Tourism Group, talks to China Daily about the Universal Beijing theme park resort which will open in a joint venture with Comcast NBCUniversal in the second half of the year. The giant project – China Daily says it ...

Enter the dragon

Harbin find unearths a new human species
Jul 2, 2021 (WiC 547)

The science of human evolution has just got more complicated. A team of Chinese-led scientists claims to have discovered a previously unknown ‘sister species’ that would have been alive at the same time as the Neanderthals and early Homo ...

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