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Impressions of Japan

This is the Thinking China Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. After anti-Japanese demonstrations fired off around China, this week’s digest proposes to take a … Continue reading

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CCTV censors David’s penis

Today, most newspapers in China feature the country’s slowing CPI growth rate on the front page. CPI (Consumer Price Index) is the primary measure of inflation in China, and the fact that it is slowing suggests China’s economy is in … Continue reading

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Is China too unique for Engel’s Law?

Xinhua Daily Telegraph: ‘China has its own conditions’ and therefore ‘it is neither scientific nor practical to apply Engel’s Law to the Chinese people.’

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Mei Jianping on China’s economy

An interview with Mei Jianping, finance professor from Cheung Kong Business School talked about how China’s export market can be mitigated by growth in government spending and consumption, with domestic consumption the real key.

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China’s retail economy to remain robust

A confident outlook for China’s retail sector in 2009?

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China real estate market slump: Q&A with Gady Epstein

Some predictions about the real estate market in China for the next few years.

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Rich Chinese women

A Current TV program about self-made millionaire Chinese women.

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The myth of going inland shattered

A review of ‘The China Price’ by Alexandra Harney

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A harmonious route for the Olympic torch

The government launched temporary price interventions yesterday, says the Beijing Youth Daily (北京青年报)

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The man on the street and inflation

In this episode of Sexy Beijing’s Hard Hat show, Mia Li asks ordinary people in shops and on the street how inflation is affecting them

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