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WiC 88 (Dec 3, 2010)

Why the 88th issue?

Section Looking back – and ahead - after two years of Week…

Why, you might ask, are we treating the 88th issue as a big deal? Normally, magazines reserve the 100th edition to produce a celebratory special issue, ...

Economy Beijing focuses on new trade partners, particularly in Latin America

It’s been a year in which the debate on the likelihood of a ‘double dip’ recession has kept the commentators busy. Two years ago, the talk was ...

Bordering on crazy

China and the World End of an era: China mulls options for North Korea after…

The lyrics of Pyongyang’s smash hit No Motherland Without You must have seemed a good idea 15 years ago. But the composers of North ...

The new consumers

China Consumer Beijing’s growth model seeks to rely less on exports, more on…

When Deng Xiaoping visited Japan in 1978, he found a nation from another galaxy in manufacturing terms. At a Nissan factory he was stunned to discover ...

Caught in the net

Internet & Tech Is China being changed by the internet, or is it changing…

One of the most striking end-of-year numbers on offer from the Chinese statisticians was the update on the number of internet users in the country. As ...

Flexing its muscles?

China and the World China is getting more assertive, making some of its neighbours increasingly…

In his timing and choice of title, author Martin Jacques was doubly blessed this year. As Beijing became increasingly assertive, the pull of his book ...

Rail & Infrastructure ‘State capitalism’ helped China through the crisis and has even won…

State capitalism goes back a long way in China. In WiC30, we suggested that the kilns of Jingdezhen provided one early example. The Yuan Dynasty ...

Being resourceful

Energy & Resources The major M&A trend of our times: China scouring the world for…

Xiao Yaqing, the former boss of China’s largest aluminum company, Chinalco, gained a reputation for being one of the more unorthodox bosses of a ...

Agriculture Fixable for now; but longer term, rising food prices will be…

'What’s the price of a pint of milk?’ is a standard question that journalists use to ambush politicians. Get the answer wrong, and you look out of ...

Property Why 2011 could be the year property prices finally fall

For the last five years, property in China has been a winning bet. Investors have been buying up apartments when they can afford to, flipping them for ...

On the fast track

Rail & Infrastructure Green light at home but will China’s high-speed trains face litigation…

"One need not be obsessed with the merits of the Chinese to recognise that their empire is the best that the world has ever seen.” So said Voltaire ...

Rise of the redback

Rise of the RMB New bond issues to flag renminbi’s internationalisation in the year ahead?

Fancy a light lunch? That’s a new possibility for fixed income investors, now that Dim Sums have joined Kangaroos, Maples, Yankees, Bulldogs and ...

Man the batteries

Auto Industry Geely and BYD: the pacesetters in predicting China’s car future? …

China may now be the world’s largest car market but it is also dominated by foreign brands. Hence the grand ambition for an industry of national ...

Peasants revolt

Society The hated hukou, and the huge consequences of its reform

Heard of the hukou? Regular readers of WiC certainly will have but we make no apologies for going back to it again as a key topic to look out ...

The filthy rich

Society Breakneck GDP growth comes at a price: the breakdown of the…

Franz Kafka’s novel The Metamorphosis tells the story of Gregor Samsa, a low-paid salesman struggling ...

Trade war ahead?

Economy Why Hu Jintao’s state visit to Washington could be pivotal for…

Where’s a good Oriental villain when you need one? Back in the 1930s, Fu Manchu fitted the bill to perfection. Created by author Sax Rohmer, Fu was a ...

Chinese takeaway

China Consumer Multinationals start to see China sales overtake those in home markets…

"The younger generation [in China] has a relatively higher education level, better knowledge of brands and increasing personal earnings,” says Bruno ...