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‘Common prosperity’ explained

“The common prosperity we desire is not egalitarianism. We will first make things bigger and then divide it properly through…
Jan 21, 2022 (WiC 570)

President Xi Jinping addresses the World Economic Forum, which held its annual meeting online rather than in Davos. Xi was talking about his signature economic policy, adding “As a rising tide lifts all boats, everyone will get a fair share ...

KFC and Pop Mart tie-up attacked for food waste
Jan 21, 2022 (WiC 570)

To celebrate 35 years of operating in China, fast-food chain KFC commissioned a series of cute figurines from the wildly popular local toy maker Pop Mart. The tiny figures – wide-eyed sprites styled as popular food items – were to be ...

Li addresses drug issue

“More drugs for chronic diseases and common illnesses as well as more high-value medical consumables should be incorporated into the…
Jan 14, 2022 (WiC 569)

Premier Li Keqiang said that the government’s bulk-buying of drugs and medical consumables had saved more than Rmb260 billion ($40 billion) of medical insurance costs and patient expenditures last year. Li said the State Council has decided to ...

Spoofing the spooks

Xinhua’s skit strikes back at comments from Britain’s top spy at MI6
Jan 14, 2022 (WiC 569)

Richard Moore, the head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service (MI6) isn’t the most prolific of Tweeters. But when Chinese state news agency Xinhua made a James Bond-style video to lampoon a speech of Moore’s last week, he ‘clapped’ ...

Calling for calm

“2022 will come with its fair share of challenges, but we will keep working closely with our global partners to…
Jan 7, 2022 (WiC 568)

Guo Ping, Huawei’s current ‘rotating’ chairman, gives an optimistic message to the staff of the Chinese technology giant. The company said its 2021 revenue was expected to be Rmb634 billion ($99.74 billion), a 29% drop on 2020. The firm’s ...

Cai Niangniang
Jan 7, 2022 (WiC 568)

When some old advertisements featuring a Chinese model began spreading online late last month, they soon whipped up a storm. The problem (according to nationalist netizens) was that the model’s eyes were ‘too small’. The 2019 campaign ...

Alibaba’s Taobao rewards its quirkiest products
Jan 7, 2022 (WiC 568)

The Chinese shopping platform Taobao is a genuine wonder of the world. It often feels that there is no item too small or too niche that Taobao doesn’t stock. If you have a problem with a household item, a quick search will usually render up ...

Going with the grain

“The pristine water in Emelshan, which is already renowned for its high quality, will help cement our company’s pioneering position…
Dec 10, 2021 (WiC 567)

Philippe Guettat, chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard Asia, tells the China Daily that the French wine and spirits group has invested Rmb1 billion ($156 million) in a carbon-neutral distillery in Emelshan in Sichuan province. Pernod Ricard makes ...

Shenzhen culinary scheme sees surge of interest
Dec 10, 2021 (WiC 567)

The internet is overflowing with get-rich-quick schemes. But learning how to braise geese has to be one of the odder ones. All the same, more than 50,000 people signed up for a cooking course to do just that this month, after the Shenzhen ...

Economic suicide

“A Taiwan emergency is a Japan emergency. That is, it’s an emergency for the US-Japan alliance as well”
Dec 3, 2021 (WiC 566)

Former Japanese leader Abe Shinzo issues a warning during a speech on Wednesday. He said a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could see Tokyo deploy its military. Describing an attack as “economic suicide”, Abe said a “military adventure in ...

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