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WiC 401 (Mar 16, 2018)

Setting the standards

China and the World, Talking Point How fears about Huawei scuppered Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm

In the struggle to establish global standards for new technologies the Chinese and the Americans are often on opposing sides. Things were different in ...

Goldin opportunity

Property Tianjin’s tallest building has become a money pit for Pan Sutong

Some people call him crazy. Others say he is simply removed from reality. For Pan Sutong, the jury is still out on whether there is a method to the ...

Internet & Tech Alibaba weighs into tussle between Ofo and Didi with $866 million…

One of the most expensive board fights in corporate history broke out last year, when US consumer goods maker Procter & Gamble tried to fend off ...

Media Evergrande puts Wanda rivalry on big screens

In September 1998, fans were shocked after Dalian Wanda, the runaway leader of China’s football league, lost a cup semi-final to a lower division ...

Banking & Finance, Internet & Tech Slew of China’s live-streaming platforms rush to float shares

Of China’s 5,000 years of history, the Spring and Autumn period (771 to 476 BC) is certainly one of the most intriguing interludes. The interregnum ...

Wheels in motion

Auto Industry Qingdao Doublestar set to take control of South Korea’s Kumho Tire…

When ChemChina purchased Italian tyre maker Pirelli in 2015, there was anxiety in Italy about passing one of its best-known brands into Chinese hands ...

Media Censors hard at work as Xi extends term at Two Sessions

The annual meetings of China’s legislative and consultative bodies – known as the Two Sessions – is always a sensitive time for the country’s ...

China Down Under A new column from the Lowy Institute’s Richard McGregor on China’s…

There are lots of things you notice when returning to live in Australia, as I did in early 2018, after decades away. The wealth, for example, which ...

Society New effort to take some of the pressure off school children

Hua Luogeng, one of the leading Chinese mathematicians of the last century, never finished middle school because of poverty and illness. But that ...

Best foot forward

Entertainment Having binged on televised singing contests, China turns to dance format

Until recently street dancing in China has been the domain of elderly ladies performing synchronised jigs in parks. Their antics have sparked debate ...

Aging gracefully with Zhang Ziyi

Ask Mei Screen siren finally finds favour with film fans

Movie star Zhang Ziyi is not only a household name in China but also one of the most recognised Asian faces in the world. She shot to international ...

A phone for the next generation

Planet China Today’s toddlers upgrade from rattles to digital devices pretty quickly, with…

Today’s toddlers upgrade from rattles to digital devices pretty quickly, with parents seeing the likes of an iPad as a welcome way to distract their ...

Sign of the times

Cartoons Sign of the times

After the People’s Liberation Army took control of Shanghai in June 1949 the soldiers soon took down signs on streets on the riverside Bund that were ...

Beyond the wall

And Finally Outspoken editor causes a storm on Twitter

China has been blocking Twitter since 2009. So how and why is the editor of a leading pro-government newspaper active on the microblogging ...