August 2012 Issue
Society | by Yuan Ye | Pickup Artists
The Love Gurus
A group of self-styled Chinese “pickup artists” are teaching their countrymen the finer points of attracting women
Economy | by Li Jia | Mini-Stimulus
Re-defining a Relationship
Has the economic slowdown brought an end to China’s old growth model, and the beginning of a new relationship between the government and the market?
History | by Xie Ying, Fang Yimeng | The “Three Goods”
A Dubious Honor
An educational honors scheme initiated under Chairman Mao is seeing increasing public and institutional opposition, with many arguing that it gives certain students an unfair advantage. How much longer can it survive?
Culture | by Chen Tao, Yuan Ye | Social History
Traditional Wisdom
Taiwanese jewelry designer Xiang Jen Yao has taken it upon herself to combine millennia of Chinese traditional wisdom into a four-volume book aiming to tell the China story in the guise of a mother passing knowledge to her children
Culture | by Wesley Jacks | Movie Industry
Artistic Alliances
A raft of new Sino-US film projects has raised the profile of the Chinese film industry. But how does ‘Chollywood’ work? Film expert Wesley Jacks offers his insight
Culture | by Chen Jiying | Movie Theater Deal
Silver Smokescreen
The multi-billion-dollar purchase of US movie theater giant AMC may be just the first move in a new gameplan for China’s largest private investor in the cultural industry
Economy | by Cui Xiaohuo | Internet Telecoms
Getting Smart
Chinese internet companies are making a belated bid to corner the global smartphone market. So far, however, only their prices have been competitive
Economy | by Sun Zhe | Appliance Recycling
Scrap Value
China is trying to meet environmental targets and keep old or broken electrical appliances and their components off the black market by charging manufacturers while incentivizing eco-friendly recyclers
Environment | by Wang Yan | Green Economy
The Only Way?
“Green economics” may have been the talk of the Rio summit, but is this theory simply a new cloak for corporatism? NewsChina looks for the substance behind the latest geopolitical buzzword
Politics | by Shen Xinwang | Labor Unions
Power Shared, SPARINGLY
Elected labor unions in the manufacturing hub of Shenzhen have paradoxically been founded by a Party mandate
Politics | by Min Jie | Labor Unions
Assembly-line DEMOCRACY
Elected labor unions are being tentatively encouraged in Shenzhen, China’s trailblazing Special Economic Zone. Can Chinese workers expect to finally have their say?
World | by Yu Xiaodong | Village Self-Governance
Cure or Curse?
A social education program has shed new light on the debate over the viability of village-level self-governance in China
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