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Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman is on his way to Beijing as US ambassador to China.
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

A friend of China? He’s already got a Chinese name – Hong Bopei – which is a good start, and the Chinese media is generally happy with his credentials. The People’s Daily is pleased too, calling the appointment ...

Sanlu’s toxic trademark is sold at auction for a million bucks.
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

Who is the mysterious bidder number 56? Sections of the Chinese press are keen to find out, after the sale of the Sanlu brand to a secretive buyer last week. They know the bidder is female and that she was willing to pay Rmb7.3 million ($1.07 ...

Harbouring suspicion

China denies that a Sri Lankan port it is building is for military use
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

Any port in a storm is a familiar expression, but in Sri Lanka it is a port that is causing a storm. The port in question, which is being constructed with Chinese help, is on the country’s southeastern coastline, in a town called ...

Bad broker gets execution

Yang Yanming makes history as first stockbroker to get the death sentence
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

There must be some Americans who have wondered whether Bernard Madoff deserved the death penalty. What is almost certain is that if he was Chinese, he would have got it. That is not conjecture: the Beijing Municipal Higher People’s Court ...

Why Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei is arguably China’s most successful CEO
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

Dale Carnegie’s best selling book, How to Win Friends and Influence People is probably not at the top of Ren Zhengfei’s reading list. The reclusive founder and CEO of Huawei Technologies, China’s largest telecom equipment maker, is a man ...

May they rest in peace

The one-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake sparks debate
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

"Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job” is one Dubya sound bite that will survive the former president’s departure to leisurely Texan retirement. Of course, it turned out Brownie wasn’t doing much of a job at all. In fact, despite ...

Iconic bear stars in another Hollywood movie
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

In animal terms if the US is the eagle, Russia the bear and Britain the bulldog then China is, of course, the panda. The black-eyed beasts have a history as goodwill gifts for diplomatic purposes, dating back as far as Empress Wu Zetian ...

Generation Game

A new TV show faces flak
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

For a generation of romantically-inclined women, the image of Colin Firth emerging from a pond is a very special moment. That pond is in Pemberley, and Firth is playing the fictional character of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 television ...

Wiff-waff anyone?

China dominates World Table Tennis Championships – again
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

Perhaps it’s because ping-pong sounds vaguely Chinese that many assume that the game originated (like so many other things) in the Middle Kingdom. Or perhaps too because China so dominates the sport today; in the World Championships at the ...

The greatest show on earth?

With one year to go, Shanghai’s World Expo faces some challenges
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

Something will be missing from Denmark’s capital next year. As of next April, the Little Mermaid will be gone. She has survived poor weather and high tax rates, but the lure of Shanghai has finally dislodged the iconic statue from Copenhagen ...

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