In the last few months, Gady Epstein, China correspondent for Forbes magazine, has been covering the parts that newspapers don't reach:
Dark Journalism
This article looks at not about censorship or government repression, but at extortion, blackmail and other shady practices that are common in the Chinese news media.
Pump and Dump
An exposé of some of the shadier practices in the Chinese art world:
China's frenzied art market has artists paying critics for hype, mass-producing work and bidding up their own paintings. Then they sell into the rally. Clever, no?
One Tired Dragon
A rather scathing review of Jack Perkowski's new book Managing the Dragon: How I'm Building a Billion-Dollar Business in China.
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Jul 13 2008, 07:20 PM
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