The craze for Chinese language learning The Economist: False Eastern Promise: The craze for teaching Chinese may be a misguided fad Ken Carroll: The Economist at its misguided worst The Peking Duck: Is the rush to study Chinese a time-wasting fad?
The Pudong petrol station blast Shanghai Scrap: China National Petroleum to Dead Workers: Blame Yourselves. Wang Jianshuo: Diesel shortage caused traffic jam
The lifestyles of the rich and famous Sydney Morning Herald: Britney to adopt Chinese twins TIME China Blog: Jack Ma's New Pad The Standard: Alibaba boss opens flat door to $300m record
Political gossip Global Voices Online: China: Our man in Australia? China Digital Times: A Conversation Between the Ruler and the Ruled - Ma Shaofang The Telegraph / Richard Spencer: China’s friendly message to Pakistan
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