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Nanjing Goes Negative as Suzhou Surges in China’s Trade Shuffle

Nanjing has found itself in the wrong column of China’s latest foreign trade rankings. While most major cities grew in the first half of 2026, the Jiangsu capital was the only one among the national top 20 to go...

Zaozhuang; Coal, Canals and a Rebuilt Sense of Place

South-west Shandong does not hand out easy identities, but Zaozhuang has always had several at once. It is a coal city, a canal city, a battle city and, increasingly, a place trying to turn old weight into new momentum. 山东西南部并不轻易给城市贴标签,但枣庄一直同时拥有好几个身份。它是煤城、运河城、战城,而且越来越像一座正把旧包袱变成新动能的城市。 Zaozhuang...

Zaozhuang; Coal, Canals and a Rebuilt Sense of Place

South-west Shandong does not hand out easy identities, but Zaozhuang has always had several at once. It is a coal city, a canal city, a battle city and, increasingly, a place trying to turn old weight into new momentum. 山东西南部并不轻易给城市贴标签,但枣庄一直同时拥有好几个身份。它是煤城、运河城、战城,而且越来越像一座正把旧包袱变成新动能的城市。 Zaozhuang...

Louis Vuitton & Milk Tea Meet in Suzhou; it’s a ¥10.3 Million Fight

how on Earth did a Parisian house of luxury end up in a Suzhou courtroom over a milk tea logo? The answer is less glamorous than the brand's handbags and a lot more useful in a legal context than...

Shanghai; Venice of the East or Whore of the Orient?

Few cities carry so many arguments in their skin. Shanghai is one of them. It has been a river city, a port city, a treaty-port city, a revolution city and a money city; at different times, outsiders have praised...

Rizhao; Beaches, Ports and Sport Keep the Coastal City Moving

Sunlit by name and restless by habit, Rizhao sits on Shandong’s south-eastern coast with the Yellow Sea at its feet and trade in its hands. It is a port city, a beach city and a sports city; all three...
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