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WiC 376 (Aug 18, 2017)

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China and the World, Talking Point How is China dealing with missile tensions between US and North…

The Chinese proverb “If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold” is an old one, coined to describe an interdependent relationship. In more modern ...

M&A Wanda sells more assets after cash crunch

One of Winston Churchill’s many sayings was that “success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm”. Many of the world’s ...

China and the World No sign of resolution in Sino-Indian border row

The threat of a major confrontation in the Korean Peninsula this summer has led to one of the most serious nuclear stand-offs since the Cuban Missile ...

Entertainment Wu Jing’s patriotic action movie breaks nation’s box office record

It took Wu Jing seven years to produce and direct Wolf Warrior. The film was perceived as a gamble: the action star, albeit a familiar name in ...

Economy What lies behind the removal of Chongqing’s Party boss?

After news emerged in June that Chongqing’s police chief He Ting had been hauled in by anti-graft investigators, a dark joke began to do the rounds ...

Economy The Party reiterates its dominant role in China’s state-owned enterprises

‘Management by committee’ is a pet hate for corporate gurus. But for some of China’s largest companies it seems to be a core directive from their ...

Society How pyramid selling gangs prey on graduate job seekers

On July 14 the bodies of two young men were found in the eastern port city of Tianjin. At first it appeared their deaths were unconnected. One had ...

Planet China The latest innovation from China’s traffic police? Dancing children. The local…

The latest innovation from China’s traffic police? Dancing children. The local cops in Hebei’s Handan reckoned drivers would better comply with ...

Sino-File “The scenario of an abrupt slowdown of the Chinese economy is…

Jin Zhongxia, China’s representative at the IMF, rejects that body’s latest warning that the Chinese economy will face increasing risks due to ...

Cartoons Rumour mill

Could Old Trafford be the latest footballing icon to fall into the lap of a Chinese buyer? That was the frenzied speculation after the Sunday Times ...

And Finally Chinese cities to open doors to Filipino nannies?

Many Hong Kong families rely on Filipino helpers to cook, clean and look after their children. But could that ready supply of domestic support be about ...