Full Contents - October 2005

A visit from the constabulary
Graham Earnshaw is walking from Shanghai to Tibet when he has the time, starting always from the last place he stopped. This month we find him en route to Guangde in southern Anhui.

China's hi-tech takeoff
Its hi-tech road is uneven, but with government backing, fresh capital and talent, China is on the fast track to creating a robust IT market

Short cut to maturity
Foreign banks bring skills, efficiency and capital to domestic lenders. China is looking for a cure for its Achilles' heel.
China takes on tobacco
A nation that consumed one trillion cigarettes last year comes down publicly on tobacco. What gives?
Beijing blocks US strategy abroad
With countries around the world dependent on China's markets, Beijing's geopolitical voice is getting louder. The West might want to listen up.
Vogue sashays into China
The mother of high-fashion glossies debuts in the Mainland.

China: a 50,000 foot view
Deloitte's Asia-Pacific chief reviews China's "Transformation journey" and sizes up the current business climate.

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