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China’s best place to live?

On a visit to Dalian, WiC discovers the city owes much to Bo Xilai
Oct 26, 2012 (WiC 169)

When the Russians first settled there in 1899, they called it Dalny, which meant ‘faraway’. But the town then became Dairen in 1905 when the Japanese took control of the city, having beaten the Russians in battle. They would hold the port ...

Looking for some summer reading about China? Here are the WiC picks...
Jul 13, 2012 (WiC 158)

Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China By Ezra F. Vogel Admittedly it may be a little cerebral for poolside reading, but for those keen to improve their grasp of Chinese political history WiC’s ...

Looking back on 150 issues

We analyse eight of the big themes that have changed China
May 18, 2012 (WiC 150)

On February 6, 2009 we published the first issue of Week in China. At that point the Chinese economy was still smaller than Japan’s but gaining ground fast. As we publish this 150th issue, China’s GDP is growing at a slower pace but still ...

The year that was

WiC’s 2011 predictions: how did we do?
Jan 13, 2012 (WiC 134)

In our 88th issue – published in December 2010 – we looked back at eight of the big themes that we’d tracked since the inaugural issue of Week in China. That was the easy part. We also took a stab at that oh-so-dangerous of arts: ...

Note from the Editor

WiC will not be published next week (Oct 14)
Oct 7, 2011 (WiC 125)

Dear Reader, China celebrated its National Day on October 1 and all of this week the country has been on holiday. WiC doesn't publish an edition on the Friday after the so-called Golden Week break – due to the lack of news flow from ...

Accidents of birth

You don’t know China, till you grasp its provincial stereotypes
Sep 30, 2011 (WiC 124)

Poor Henan. The reputation of this central province, a cradle of China’s “Yellow River” civilisation, is probably the worst of the country’s 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. And last week it took another hit – or ...

A man ahead of his time

Bertrand Russell made uncannily accurate China predictions 90 years ago
Jul 29, 2011 (WiC 117)

Many of the books written about China have a shelf life measured in months. The country changes so rapidly that by the time the author publishes, the information often looks out of date. So it is all the more remarkable that a book written in ...

Kung-fu fighting

Fast-food chain rocked by family falling out
Apr 15, 2011 (WiC 103)

Early in January Macau casino king Stanley Ho grabbed headlines after he sought to sue members of his family for seizing control of his flagship Macau casinos. It was a riveting spectacle, with events apparently changing almost by the hour ...

What was the prank story?

And the lucky winner is...
Apr 8, 2011 (WiC 102)

Last week our issue coincided with April the first. As most readers will be aware, there is a longstanding tradition in Western media of running a prank story on 1 April. So we decided to include a made-up story in last week’s issue (i.e. ...

Special April 1st competition issue
Apr 1, 2011 (WiC 101)

Last week was something of a milestone for WiC as it was the publication of our 100th issue. Since our launch in February 2009, we have published well over 2,000 articles, which we hope have enhanced your understanding of China. That’s because ...

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