Rocked by a wave of scandals, Hong Kong’s legendary generation of tycoons are increasingly becoming the objects of public derision on the island. Von Malcolm Moore. Quelle: Telegraph.

‘Ant tribe’ in China feeling pinch from rising food and house prices, but fear chaos that could come if government collapses. Von Tania Branigan. Quelle: Guardian.

… damit wir in eine bessere Umgebung ziehen können. Hutongs: Im Reich der Mittelschicht Von Julian Heißler (Freitag).

Lifestyle: Chinesen lieben Luxus Von Julia Hassmann (Focus).

Quelle: SZ

The end of China’s cheap denim dream Rising labour costs and a shortage of cotton means that China’s days at the head of a denim empire could soon be numbered, writes Malcolm Moore (Telegraph). Vgl. 牛仔裤的生态污染 (Niuzai Shijie).

Von Reshma Patil. Quelle: Hindustan Times. Ferner: Online call for protests in China prompts crackdown “… a heavier reliance on extralegal measures …” Von David Pierson (LA Times). Vgl. 227茉莉再開？中國如臨大敵 und 壓制茉莉花革命 中國監控網路 逮捕百人 (Liberty Times).

Quelle: businesspanorama.de

Mystery group escorts Chen Yunlin 陳雲林 Men in Black: Police denied that the group were members of a gang. Von Vincent Y. Chao (Taipei Times).

Flucht aus Libyen – zu Schiff, im Bus, im Flugzeug “… China hat in Libyen eine grossangelegte Evakuierungsaktionen begonnen. In dem Land arbeiteten 30′000 Chinesen …” (NZZ), ferner Harbour of refuge 2,000 Chinese evacuees to arrive on cruise ship. Von Christian Peregin (Times of Malta).

Bestselling author exposes shady world while readers buy his books to get insight into how to become government officials. Von Tania Branigan. Quelle: Guardian. Vgl. Baidu-Eintrag zu Wang Xiaofang 王晓方.

“… it is highly unlikely that even the worst drought will result in a Boxer-like cataclysm, but the Chinese government …” Von Jeremiah Jenne. Quelle: the Atlantic.

In China, Gaga Has Nothing on Gigi Von Johannes Pong (WSJ-Blog).

Von Christopher Bodeen. Quelle: Canadian Press. Vgl. Xinhua-Meldung.

Von Leslie Hook und Geoff Dyer. Quelle: ftchinese.com.

Tough times in China for big-box retailers Home Depot, Best Buy alter strategy in fast-growing consumer market. Von Elaine Kurtenbach (msn.com).

Von Brian Morton. Quelle: Ottawa Citizen/Vancouver Sun.

Von Tim Bradshaw. Quelle: ftchinese.com.

Huawei says US democracy better than Chinese alternative (techeye.net) und Chinese tech giant invites government investigation of spying claims von Christopher Williams (Telegraph). Update: Artikel von David Barboza in der NYT.

Quelle: Focus Taiwan

“Unzufriedenheit ja, Revolution nein” “Frau Woltersdorf, wie groß ist unter chinesischen Jugendlichen die Unzufriedenheit? …” (DW).

Quelle: RP Online

Timo Boll führt die Tischtennis-Weltrangliste an. Von Ulrich Hartmann. Quelle: SZ.

… now a sensitive term on Chinese microblogs “… fallout to the video of US Ambassador Jon Huntsman spotted at the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ protests …” (Shanghaiist).

“… Of course, this being China, people will no doubt find a way to get around the rules …” Von Chris Hogg. Quelle: BBC.