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WiC 464 (Aug 30, 2019)

The guns of August

China and the World, Talking Point Trump unleashed a barrage of tweets this month to escalate the…

Buy American seemed to be the message emanating from Shanghai this Tuesday when Costco finally opened its doors in China. So popular proved the US ...

M&A Netflix film on Fuyao’s US plant reveals the harsh truth of…

Cao Dewang’s business education began on the streets, cycling a round-trip 80km to sell fruit in the city of Fuqing. He spent some time as a chef ...

China Tourist Disney hit by Shanghai lawsuit over its ban on bringing food…

KFC and McDonald’s offerings in China can be vastly different from their menus elsewhere in the world (see WiC462 for more on KFC’s success selling ...

Not in the driving seat

Internet & Tech Why top car-hailing service Didi isn’t welcome in Shanghai anymore

Didi Chuxing had a dreadful 2018, after two high-profile murders of passengers by its drivers. Since then China’s leading ride-hailing service has ...

Energy & Resources China’s largest nuclear firm gets a spot on Washington’s blacklist and…

It’s the mid-2020s and a re-elected President Trump fires a nuclear missile at an island that the Chinese have built in a disputed part of the South ...

Reach for the sky

Space Programme Commercial rocket launch successes cause buzz

On April 24 1970, China launched its first satellite. At 9.35pm a Long March rocket – the first of its kind – blasted off from Jiuquan in Inner ...

China and the World Confucius Institutes ejected by New South Wales schools

The Chinese sage Confucius has this to say about trust: “I used to take on trust a man’s deeds after having listened to his words. Now having ...

Degrees of danger

China and the World Americans at top Chinese university worried by FBI probes on return…

The old saying “玉不琢，不成器” (yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì) – “One cannot become useful without being educated” translates more ...

Family fortunes

Entertainment Hottest drama of the moment explores parenting do’s and don’ts

‘Parental involvement’ has long been a subject of interest for researchers. Diana Baumrind, a clinical and developmental psychologist at the ...

Planet China We are all accustomed to star rankings for hotels, but have…

We are all accustomed to star rankings for hotels, but have you ever come across a five-star taxi driver? This is the ‘service’ innovation being ...

Anger management

Sino-File “I have a bad temper, no patience and I am anxious.…

The candid admission of serial entrepreneur Ji Qi to the Financial Times. Ji founded China’s largest privately-owned hotel chain Huazhu Group which ...

Cartoons Dragon’s den

Visitors to the Beijing Olympics were enthused by its impressive stadia like the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube. But for many the more intriguing ...

Bring on the substitute

And Finally Entrepreneur takes on Beyond Meat with his artificial meat mooncakes

Steamed buns are a signature dish of Huaiyang cuisine, a style popular in the more affluent cities in the Yangtze River Delta such as Shanghai and ...