National Geographic's May issue has just hit the net and is dedicated to China. Along with the requisite gallery of incredible photographs, there is also a series of articles focusing on social and economic forces that are shaping and affecting China. Although the subject of China’s middle class has been covered many times before, Lesile T. Chang...

The South China Morning Post leads its China coverage with the return of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin. Seemingly content to exert influence from behind the scenes since his official retirement in 2004, Jiang chose as his vehicle for re-entry to public life a 16-page academic paper on national energy strategy. In his presentation to the executive arm ...

The Economic Observer does a double number today on trouble in China’s manufacturing sector.  The first story covers a recent report by the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) that suggests hard times are ahead for China's textile industryThe second cites a report by Booz Allen and the American Chamber of Commerce identifying an...