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on April 4, 2013

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From the Dragon’s Mouth

By Ana Fuentes on April 3, 2013

From The Dragon’s Mouth: Ten True Stories that Unveil the Real China is an exquisitely intimate look into the China of the twenty-first century as seen through the eyes of its people. This is one of the rare times a book combines the voices of everyday Chinese people from so many different layers of society: a dissident tortured by the police; a young millionaire devoted to nationalism; a peasant-turned-prostitute to pay for the best education for her son; a woman who married her gay friend to escape from social pressure, just like an estimated 16 million other women; a venerated kung fu master unable to train outdoors because of the hazardous pollution; the daughter of two Communist Party officials getting rich coaching Chinese entrepreneurs the ways of Capitalism; among others.   —Penguin

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04.05.13

Living Underground

Ana Fuentes
They are called rats, and they have become a symbol of Beijing’s red-hot real estate market. Because of soaring housing costs, there are at least a million people living underground, only able to afford a rented room in the basements of skyscrapers...

China Concerto

Q&A with Director Bo Wang

By Jonathan Landreth on April 2, 2013

Before February 2012, when his name exploded onto the front pages of newspapers around the globe, most people outside of China had never heard of Bo Xilai, the now-fallen Communist Party Secretary of the megacity of Chongqing.

Singing a Note of Caution About New First Lady Peng Liyuan

on April 2, 2013

Xi Jinping, the newly appointed Chinese President, unfolded his presidency with a grand foreign tour to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa, and the Republic of the Congo. While this series of state visits unequivocally underscored China’s diplomatic emphasis on its neighboring power and traditional friends in Africa, what really caught the media’s attention was the charm offensive of China’s new First Lady, Ms. Peng Liyuan, a renowned Chinese folk vocal artist.

Staking a New Claim on Internet Insurance

on April 1, 2013

When three household brand names in China announced they would cooperate to form a company offering insurance services on the Internet, excitement naturally was the order of the day.

Last year, Alibaba Group, Tencent Holdings, and Ping An Insurance Group announced they would form Zhong An Online Property Insurance Co., which would sell insurance policies and settle claims online. In February, the regulator gave the green light for limited business to go ahead.

New Hands Take the Financial Regulation Wheel

on April 1, 2013

Who’s steering China’s carefully managed financial system? Speculators were busy name-guessing before and for several months after the Communist Party’s 18th National Congress in November.

Finally, the dust started to settle with formal appointments announced a few days after the National People’s Congress session concluded in March. Additional appointments to regulatory and state-bank posts were expected soon.