Below are a list of mostly business-related links from the past two weeks (all about China). Thanks to James T and Sinocism for most of them. The first half are from blocked sources, I can recommend a few VPNs if you need (that I do not have any financial stake in). The number in (brackets) is the book chapter that more detailed information about the topic can be found.
- Guggenheim Gets Grant to Commission Chinese Art from The New York Times (Ch 11)
- Beijing Favors the Fake Over the Authentic in Architecture from The New York Times (Ch 17)
- Swift Demise of Last Major Monopoly in China from The New York Times (Ch 17)
- Teeing Off at Edge of the Arctic? A Chinese Plan Baffles Iceland from The New York Times (Ch 8)
- Chinese officials earned 30 trillion yuan reselling land, says economist from South China Morning Post (Ch 3)
- Li Ning Loss Wider-Than-Estimated as Sales Fall Second Year from Bloomberg (Ch 8)
- YY Growth Fueled by Virtual Teddy Bears Lures Tiger Funds: Tech from Bloomberg (Ch 12)
- Shadow Loans Hard to Squelch in China City Hit by Suicide from Bloomberg (Ch 5)
- The Curious Case of Zhan Haite from The Diplomat (Ch 17)
- Ma Ke, the ‘useless’ designer behind Peng Liyuan’s wardrobe from Want China Times (Ch 11)
- In China, Executives Flock Back to School for Unfinished Business from The New York Times (Ch 9) — great story
- The Limits of China’s Market Model from The New York Times (Ch 1)
- China’s Instagram and Other Tech Startups Look West from Businessweek (Ch 12)
- Missing Tycoon Mars Overseas Push of China’s Private Businesses from Bloomberg
- China Naming Harvard-Educated Liu to NDRC May Hail Policy Shift from Bloomberg (Ch 9)
- Henan farmers on potentially toxic wheat: “They are all sold to you. We don’t eat them.” from Offbeat China (Ch 3)
- With China’s Hottest Social Network in Danger, Netizens Cry: Hands Off! from Tea Leaf Nation (Ch 12)
- China’s urbanization drive leaves migrant workers out in the cold from Reuters (Ch 17)
- Chinese investors set sights on Greek property from China Daily (Ch 5) smart, buy low – sell high
- Private aircraft stores opening across China from China Daily (Ch 17) huge potential opportunities for foreign pilots here too, so few domestic pilots
- China’s Yihaodian.com, Baidu Form Strategic Partnership from China Tech News (Ch 7 & 12)