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China links: CCP, green tech, football, skyscrapers, diasporas and more

Sam Roggeveen
Published 29 Jul 2013 12:28   0 Comments  
  • Asia and Pacific
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  • Asahi Shimbun has published part 1 of a new series on the inner workings of China's communist party.
  • How to survive dinner with a China expert. (Thanks Dirk.)
  • Most Chinese activists don't want radical political upheaval. At least, not yet.
  • Last year, China's clean energy investment was double that of the US.
  • Green Leap Forward looks like a useful blog about China's sustainable design, technology and policy scene.
  • Why are China's best foreign-based minds reluctant to come home?
  • Why do the Chinese hate their national football team? Because as with the rest of Chinese life, expectations and reality are diverging. 
  • Looks like work will begin soon on building the world's tallest skyscraper in China. But beware the skyscraper curse, which says that such buildings often presage a downturn.

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