April 2009
COVER STORY [Premium]

Rural reform

(FREE) Spending is patriotic
Beijing wants farmers to consume more. Land reform, not subsidies, is the best way to make them do it
The subsidy program: Buyers and sellers
Farmer Wang's view: Subsidy schemes, migrant workers and the quality of life
Green plays: The agri-businesses
The rules: Protecting farmers' land-use rights
REPORTS [Premium]
(FREE) No quick fix
A Chinese acquisition of a foreign auto brand may be wishful thinking
American dreams
Chinese are snapping up US homes. Is this the beginning of a trend?
Bargain hunting
With commodity and equity prices struggling, Chinese interest in Australia's mines has risen
Shocking figures
Power demand data may indicate rough times ahead for the economy
Back in business?
Investors are waiting for the return of IPOs in the hope that this will revive the stock market
(FREE) This time, it's serious
After years of talk, it appears real estate investment trusts are about to become a reality in China
QUESTION & ANSWER [Premium]

Alex Koi

Making inroads
Cooper Tires will emerge from the financial crisis stronger than ever, says the firm's China general manager
SPOTLIGHT

France

Feeling the squeeze
Are railway equipment manufacturers like Alstom Transport getting pushed out of the Chinese market?
Official business
Joshua Kobb of HEC Paris on partnering with Chinese government units to teach business
Plane diplomacy
Opinion is divided on whether Airbus's investments in China might deliver greater local market share
CO-PUBLISHED ARTICLE

Summergate

Rich vintage
Chinese consumers may have tightened their purse strings, but they haven’t fallen out of love with wine
OPINION [Premium]

The Diary

Recession-era consumption
Farmers are out shopping, but no one else is - not even for recycled waste paper

David Bandurski

(FREE) Don't believe the hype
Wen Jiabao's web chat was an exercise in control, not the flowering of e-democracy, says China media scholar David Bandurski

Philip Bowring

Institutional inertia
Flat-footed policymakers aren't doing enough to boost Chinese consumption, says Asia watcher Philip Bowring

Steven M. Dickinson

No turning back
Despite the economic crisis, China is still set on moving away from export-led growth, says Harris & Moure's Steven M. Dickinson
COMMENTARY
Bum deal?
The implications of the failed Coke-Huiyuan deal are hard to determine
Golden silence: The lack of new stimulus measures may be for the best
Best of the Editors' Journal: A silver lining
REVIEW

Politics & Society

Looking inward
Beijing talks big, spends big on achieving 8% GDP growth

Fat Dragon

Health of the nation
Universal health care is the cornerstone of Beijing's long-term reforms

China Buzz

China buzz: China's impact, Rio Tinto, budget cuts and smoking

Punditry

Boom and bust
Supporting the housing market, China's forex reserves, Industrial production
Forlorn hope?
The data are weak, but some exporters see faint positives
A storm brewing
China's banks raise capital to fund a national lending spree
How much longer?
The market continues to be reasonably buoyant despite little reason for optimism
Falling down
Consumer and producer price inflation enter negative territory

Stock Profile 2

Highly charged
Datang Power's long-term strategy could create short-term pain
CULTURE

Travels to the West

Pick it up
Graham Earnshaw walks west from Shanghai when he has the time, always starting from the last place he stopped. This month we find him near the old Yunyang county seat in Chongqing municipality

Book Review

Pictures of complexity
James Fallows's new book shows how China is not as black and white as people think

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