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WiC 179 (Jan 25, 2013)

An intractable problem?

China and the World, Talking Point Lessons from a century ago in ongoing Sino-Japanese island dispute

Everything tends towards catastrophe and collapse. I am interested, geared-up and happy.” That may sound like the workings of a deranged mind; in ...

Seconds out, round two

Banking & Finance Private equity specialist says IPO drought means investors must rethink

With China’s IPO gusher now reduced to a trickle, prospects for some of the privately-owned companies which have traditionally boosted much of ...

Energy & Resources Chinese buyers circle Western Australian gold

It’s Australia rather than Africa that seems to be promising the gold at the end of the rainbow for Chinese miners at the moment. In one of two ...

The write stuff

Chinese Character Meet Li Chengpeng, the football commentator turned social critic

In November, outspoken blogger and social commentator Li Chengpeng delivered a sharp speech entitled “Talk” at Peking University. The discussion, ...

Didn’t dig enough?

M&A Caterpillar’s Chinese acquisition mired in scandal

"We’re going to play offense [in China] and we’re going to win,” Doug Oberhelman, chief executive of Caterpillar, vowed to investors in ...

Rail’s speedy recovery

Rail & Infrastructure Construction of the national rail network picks up pace once more

Liu Zhijun, the former railways minister, will probably be remembered as the man who introduced high-speed rail to China. Unfortunately, his legacy ...

“Use your own capital”

Who’s Hu Huang Rulun

Born in a poor family in the countryside outside Lianjiang, a small town in Fujian province, Huang Rulun started out as a street vendor when China’s ...

Zhang kicks ass again

Entertainment Chinese actress vows latest martial arts film will be her last

Earlier this month Zhang Ziyi announced her retirement. Not from acting, but from martial arts films. After featuring in the recently released kung-fu ...

The politics of desire

Society Study says 95% of corrupt officials have mistresses

Earlier this month Beijing’s Renmin University produced a paper entitled ‘The Image Crisis of Government Officials in 2012’. It might not have ...

Red Devils just got redder

Sport Manchester United signs big sponsorship deals in China

When Felix Baumgartner broke the world record for free fall last October, millions watched live as the Austrian made his 24-mile jump from space. It ...

Planet China Aside from their unquestionable cuteness, the panda’s wider contribution to humanity…

Aside from their unquestionable cuteness, the panda’s wider contribution to humanity hasn’t always been apparent. That may have changed, says the ...

Air of inferiority

And Finally Mixed reactions to proposed air pollution law

Last week we wrote about Beijing’s struggle with air pollution. Coal-burning power plants, sulphurous vehicle fumes, topography, wind, temperature ...