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Mobilizing your defenses

Notable security breaches in China illustrate the case for beefing up safeguards for mobile apps, Kenny Hui and Billy Graham write

Obama's to-do list

President Obama needs to push specific goals at his summit with Xi or risk coming away empty handed, Dean Cheng and Derek Scissors write

Rubber gloves and spoiled meat

Food-safety inspectors on the local level are hardly doing their jobs, says one of the country's top nutrition specialist

On the government's plate

China's media is distracting the government from the real food-safety problem, says one of the country’s top nutrition specialists

Reading into official corruption

Chinese media plays to a public cynical about corruption and wannabe officials ready to embrace it, writes Ying Zhu

No trespassing

Instituting better property protections is essential to China’s transitioning economy, writes Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng

Bad seeds

Rural credit is still beholden to politicians despite reforms of the last decade, writes Lynette Ong

Weighed down

China is addicted to debt and shows few signs of kicking the habit, says Francis Cheung

The parity puzzle

The US will match China on the cost of manufacturing by 2015. Companies in both countries must adapt, write Ivo Naumann and Steve Maurer

Domestic drama

Chinese directors can play to audiences’ growing weary of Hollywood blockbusters, writes Ying Zhu

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