Big mix of links today.  Certainly wouldn’t want to be a new college grad in China without awesome guanxi.

• Recent video presentation with Michael Pettis (Youtube) – author of The Great Rebalancing
• Dongguan suspends free services as debt crisis bites from South China Morning Post (been there twice, home to the world largest mall, 95% of which is vacant.)
• A Global Oil Giant With Chinese Characteristics from The Wall Street Journal
• Can China breathe life into ‘ghost towns’? from CNN
• Scientists taking Chinese medicine west from CNN
• Chinese Wineries Take Home 20 Awards In World Competition from Jing Daily (GWW received a silver)
• Beijing’s Latest Worry: College Grads from The Wall Street Journal (skillset mismatch)
• Just turned three? Time to get an MBA from Shanghaiist (mini-adults, where did your childhood go?)
• Residents Decry Beijing’s Shuttering of Online Doctor-Appointment System from The Wall Street Journal (bring your hongbao)
• 15 year old dies following 400m endurance run from Shanghaiist (overworked, lack of sleep, no childhood)
• Nuance May Join Hands With Kaixin001.com In China from China Tech News (voice recognition in social media)

Send to Kindle