What we’ve been reading recently:

China’s newfound obsession with wine. - By Mike Steinberger - Slate Magazine - Mike Steinberger on China’s growing obsession with wine (and we don’t mean baijiu)

No “frangers,” no “frozen” at somber athletes camp - Olympics - Yahoo! Sports - Despite excellent facilities, the Olympic Village seems to be lacking in fun. Great quote from Kazakh canoeing trainer at the end.

FT.com / Asia-Pacific / China - China to overtake US as largest manufacturer - Economics consultancy tips China to overtake US as world’s largest manufacturer next year - four years earlier than expected

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