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Economics & Policy Politics & Society

Not-so-guaranteed housing

Local governments could be getting rich at the expense of China’s valuable urbanization plan

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Economics & Policy Energy & Environment

Quantifying the quake

Economists weigh in on the damage done by the Lushan earthquake

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Economics & Policy Economics & Trade

A failure to meet expectations

Disappointing first-quarter GDP figures point to a Chinese growth model growing ever less sustainable

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Economics & Policy Politics & Society

Active retirement

Hu Jintao’s influence extends beyond retirement but his legacy remains out of his hands

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Banking & Finance Economics & Policy

Life of the Party

“China’s Superbank,” a new book by two Bloomberg reporters, provides an uncommon glimpse into the world’s most powerful bank