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WiC 200 (Jul 5, 2013)

200 issues and counting

Talking Point China has changed dramatically since WiC launched in February 2009

Over the past 199 issues (this being the 200th) we’ve been privileged to write about arguably the defining trend of our times: the growth of ...

Living in a bubble?

Property One of the big beneficiaries of China’s property boom is Zhang…

The lyric “We’ll take Manhattan” was penned almost 90 years ago. But it might still resonate with Zhang Xin and her husband Pan Shiyi. Why? ...

Always ready for a chat

Internet & Tech Ma Huateng has built the most valuable web firm, and it’s…

During a routine baggage check at an airport, an anxious security guard stopped Tencent’s co-founder and chief executive Ma Huateng in his tracks. ...

The winner takes it all

China Consumer Zong Qinghou is China’s richest man and its archetypal business tycoon

Few would turn down a dinner invitation from Her Britannic Majesty. Unless, perhaps, you can lay claim to a title of your own as China’s richest ...

Economy No sign of Bo Xilai’s favourite businessman, as scandals roll on

Xu Ming, formerly the head of the conglomerate Dalian Shide, is an unlikely pick for someone personifying a theme in China. Why? Because he’s been ...

Telecoms As Ren Zhengfei mulls succession, Snowden case reignites Huawei row

Maybe Ren Zhengfei was right all along. After refusing to give media interviews throughout his career, the 68 year-old boss of Huawei, the telecoms ...

A widely followed guy

Society Lee Kai-fu epitomises a revolutionary change: open discussion on the web

Even though he is best known as the former head of Google China, long before his stint at the search firm Lee Kai-fu actually worked at Apple, where he ...

Waste of energy

Energy & Resources Shi Zhengrong’s failed push for solar domination has broader lessons

As far as symbolic steps go, it was quite a potent one. Shi Zhengrong’s family returned home one day and were surprised to find that their swimming ...

Entertainment China’s box office could soon surpass US. That’s a boon for…

Fan Bingbing knows how to make an entrance. For the opening ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, the Chinese actress chose an imperial yellow ...