Letter From China
Articles in Letter From China
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Asia
Anger of the ant farmers
- 21 February 2008
- 1 comment
The story of a rampant form of capitalism governed by personal connections, not regulation
Asia
What the Chinese don't know about Africa
- 07 February 2008
- 12 comments
As the former UN secretary general Kofi Annan tries to broker a deal between rival politicians in Kenya, China's much-touted new importance on the continent seems almost irrelevant
Asia
The global centre of gravity shifts east
- 10 January 2008
- 17 comments
Beijing wants to give the impression of a "harmonious society", yet the gap between rich and poor is growing
Asia
Carry on up the Yangtze
- 13 December 2007
Lindsey Hilsum on being taken up the river by the Chinese government
Asia
Coal fires threaten the globe
- 29 November 2007
- 5 comments
Under the right conditions, coal ignites spontaneously, and fires burn downwards, acquiring oxygen through fissures in the rock
Asia
In Lahore, it's good to talk
- 15 November 2007
- 1 comment
Chinese reporters may be individually brave and determined but each one is on his or her own
Asia
Drugs bring Beijing into Burma
- 01 November 2007
- 1 comment
China doesn't care about democracy in Burma, only about stability
Asia
The great bore of the people
- 18 October 2007
The Chinese economy is like a runaway horse - the government is torn between trying to rein it back, or just clinging on. The leaders' main fear is of falling off
Asia
Why Beijing cares about tiny Nauru
- 20 September 2007
- 5 comments
Economically, China has changed beyond re cognition, but Mao Zedong's heirs remain in power, and for them Taiwan is still an essential cause
Asia
Olympic winners and losers
- 02 August 2007
- 2 comments
Re-development ahead of Beijing 2008 is forcing tens of thousands from their homes
