Are China’s ports and shipping companies being used to spy on the world?
The growing reach of China across the global port industry is a decades-long trend that ...
Fascinating feature article from the South China Morning Post on the development of unions in China. The paradox of a country that is governed by a communist party which tends to align its interests with big business has always been apparent, but during the period of rapid economic expansion and rampant investment it was not a problem that manifested itself. However, with a shrinking workforce and rising costs, the tension between labour and management is increasing. Worker protests have tripled ...
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