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Issue 444

WiC 444 (Mar 15, 2019)

Max pressure

Aviation, Talking Point How China’s aviation regulator made it a bad week for Boeing…

In 1980 the veteran Boeing engineer EE Bauer arrived in Beijing to open the US firm’s first representative office in China. According to James ...

A very hard sell

Banking & Finance How a research report on PICC spooked Chinese stocks last Friday

At the height of the stock market bubble in 2000 ‘sell’ ratings made up just 1% of the recommendations of investment bank’s equity analysts. In a ...

Round the bend

Internet & Tech Meet the supplier behind Huawei’s foldable smartphone

In 2003 China’s TCL agreed to set up a joint venture with French firm Thomson to create the world’s largest TV producer. In the same year, another ...

Starbucks brewing threat?

China Consumer Tim Hortons enters the grinding war to lure Chinese coffee lovers

Starbucks’ hottest product in China this month isn’t quite what you’d expect. Known as the “Cat Paw Cup” it’s a translucent tumbler with a ...

On their bikes

Logistics China’s migrant workers swap manufacturing lines for delivery mopeds

Foxconn’s boss Terry Gou might well count 2007 as one of the best years of his life. Apple’s Steve Jobs had just launched the iPhone and in doing ...

The GBA’s innovation hub

Corporate Q&A HSBC’s Co-CEOs of Guangdong reveal the reasons for Shenzhen’s success

Famously it was once a fishing village but its economy is now bigger than Hong Kong’s (see WiC443). Shenzhen’s new billing as China’s innovation ...

A golden generation?

Economy Business bosses lament the death of an iconic cigarette entrepreneur

A front page headline in the China Daily on Monday proclaimed that “Xi backs private companies”. The message is a familiar one, especially at a ...

Delivering the goods

Logistics ZTO’s says franchise model will underpin its rapid growth

In many markets e-commerce firms only offer free delivery for pricier orders. But China’s vast army of fulfilment staff means that consumers can even ...

Are diamonds forever?

China Consumer Will made-in-China synthetic gems drag down diamond prices?

For decades, moissanite has been a popular diamond substitute. Although the two have different chemical properties, moissanite looks diamond-like. ...

Heroes and mortals

Entertainment As Captain Marvel soars, a formerly high-flying Marvel partner struggles

Captain Marvel, which stars actresses Brie Larson and Gemma Chan in the latest Marvel franchise, has opened to a strong reception in China. ...

Beauty in China

Ask Mei Why do Zara's and Vogue's models spark controversy in China?

The recent controversy over Zara’s cosmetic ads and Vogue’s choice of a ‘unique-looking’ model has rekindled the debate on what is considered ...

The not-so-magnificent seven

Planet China Atletico Madrid’s coach Diego Simeone was fined for improper conduct in…

Atletico Madrid’s coach Diego Simeone was fined for improper conduct in last month’s Champions League match against Italy’s Juventus. After ...

Talking terms

Sino-File “We are working more or less continuously. I’ll be on the…

Lead US negotiator Robert Lighthizer tells the Senate Finance Committee he is a few weeks away from potentially striking a China trade deal, but that ...

Campus for sale

Cartoons Campus for sale

There was an unlikely item up for auction on Alibaba’s Taobao recently: the campus of a privately-owned university in one of China’s ancient ...

Letter to the editor

And Finally Chinese diplomat in ruckus with Russian paper

China and Russia have governments that agree on many issues and leaders that purport to be good friends. But it is often the case that the people have ...