Independent essays and ideasAboutContactDeutsch

The 10 biggest surprises from China in 2013

From its stance on Starbucks and Western journalists to its box office hits, China never ceases to surprise us.

Starbucks turns out to be enemy No. 1

China's government allows banks to suffer

China added U.S. Treasuries

China finally gets 4G!

Pilots have to learn to fly through smog

Shanghai's Free Trade Zone is a thing

China's real estate keeps rising

Tencent becomes a $100 billion company

Foreign journalists face expulsion

The biggest box office hit