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Ghosts in the Machine; Western Media Machinations Create Urban Myth

The selection of books regarding China in any given library is, generally speaking, diametric in nature. The opinions expressed by authors range from those predicting China will surpass the United States and be crowned the sole world power to...

Tiering Up;China’s Tier System All Smoke & Mirrors?

“We often hear of China’s first or second or third tier cities, yet what actually makes a city tier? The terms are so often used, yet there is no official formula for determining what tier a city falls in....

Talking Shop; International Brands with a Local Flavour

“Dude, KFC?? I told you I wanted Chinese breakfast! And it’s not even eleven, are they even open?” “Just wait,” I said to Gary. “Once you get inside you’ll see why we’re here.” I had met Gary a...

Digging For Treasure; How Taobao Won the ECOM Race

“Okay, everyone,” Jack Ma said, clapping his hands and rolling up his sleeves. “Let’s all get up and stand against the wall.” Everyone stood up from their chairs, wondering what sleight of hand their boss would show. ...

Macro-Localisation; See you in Suguo

Localisation is a term that sounds rather, well, global. Indeed, without the latter there would be none of the former. However, there is more to it than simply varying the menu in differing countries according to local tastes. In...

Internet Killed the Literary Star

The rise of the Internet has many merits, connecting the globe and making information available to anyone with the technology to go online. The figures speak volumes. Cracking the benchmark of over 3 billion users in 2014, online penetration...

Death of the Empress

When the One-Child Policy was introduced in 1979, no one could have foreseen its side effects that would drastically change the face of China, leading to the advancement of women’s position in society.  In the early...

Retail Royalty

So the baby boom that many were expecting since the introduction of the so-called Two-Child Policy has not come to be. That boom is being felt elsewhere; not in the belly but in the pocket of parents and grandparents...
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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

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Suzhou’s GDP in the 1st quarter of this year topped half a trillion renminbi, a year-on-year growth of 7.9...

Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

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