Full Contents - February 2004


COVER STORY [Premium content]

  • China spreads steel fever

  • China's magnetic effect on global steel markets could cause worldwide problems if the question of overproduction is not addressed.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

  • Record company blues

  • Global music industry giants still see the potential for profit in China despite the threats of pirates, the law and censorship.

REPORTS [Premium content]

Regional Focus

  • Lincoln meets Felix

  • The holy grail of China reportage books is The One which sums up the moment, and which everyone buys.

COMMENTARY

  • Exporting Chinese capital

  • China's corporations are entering a period of accelerated offshore activity but they will need more than just cheap labor costs to capitalize on their newfound global reach.

REVIEW

  • The East is dim

  • Power generation in China has gone from surplus to a surfeit that is limiting economic growth and dimming the lights across the east.

CULTURE

Book Review

  • How long will China be hot?

  • Just mention the word "China" right now and people react in the same way they did before the turn of the millennium when the word "dotcom" entered into a conversation.

MARKETS

Industry Overview

  • Breaking open banking

  • Slowly but surely the banking sector is opening to foreign players and slowly but surely they are making the most of the opportunity.

  • On the last frontier

  • The home of the famous Maotai liquor is also a bustling manufacturing town providing opportunities for investors willing to go west.
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