EDM1 – Issue 189

As Chen Yuan calls time at banking giant CDB, WiC looks back at his legacy

Why calls for steel shake-up won’t be heard; new downgrades put Chinese debt back in the spotlight; and how a food firm finally decides to pay a dividend – with sesame seeds

Plus: no more Nine Billion Dollar Man, as Nanjing trial opens; two China sports stars grab unlikely glory; and why private kitchens have been sizzling on Beijing’s backstreets