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Wal-Mart in pay deals with Chinese unions
Wal-Mart, the US retail giant known for fending off organised labour in its home market, has completed collective bargaining agreements with unions in two Chinese cities
China cuts business visas for Olympics
Beijing has issued new restrictions on business visas for the next two months as the government steps up its campaign to keep out unwelcome foreigners at next month’s games
China’s banks told to tighten mortgages
Chinese officials have warned domestic banks to tighten their mortgage lending after the US government’s action to prop up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the giant mortgage agencies
Beijing parks Olympic dissent
Beijing has set aside areas in three city parks for public demonstrations during next month’s Olympic Games – but would-be protesters will still need to get prior government approval
Victor Mallet: Free the Olympic spirit
Provision of the hard infrastructure has been exemplary, but on the ‘soft’ side Beijing has been a disappointment, writes Victor Mallet
Rewards and risks of Chinese legal career
China Beyond the Games Part 3: One lawyer works in the plush Beijing office of a US law firm. The other is a defender of the disenfranchised. Together they represent the yin and yang of China’s justice system
China pressure groups learn to tread carefully
Beneath the surface of China’s political system, there are stirrings from a society that wants to be more engaged in decision-making. But pressure groups are often fragile and face restrictions, as shown by one fledgling anti-nuclear movement
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China quake: On the ground in Sichuan province
Jamil Anderlini, the FT’s Beijing correspondent, and Du Juan, FT Beijing news assistant, report from Sichuan province, the epicentre of China’s worst earthquake in 30 years. In this audio slideshow, follow their on-the-ground reporting as they photograph and witness first-hand the human tragedy unfolding in the quake’s aftermath.
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China’s war on nature
The environmental and social strains of rapid growth are generating conflicts that Beijing may struggle to keep off the internet – yet the medium is proving as suited to nationalism as it is to dissent
Hot money poses risks to China’s stability
As it grows clear the country must revalue its currency, more and more people are bringing cash in, say Michael Pettis and Logan Wright
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Chinese banks
Keeping it simple has proved a profitable formula for China’s mid-sized banks. By dint of lending prescribed amounts of cash, the sector has racked up impressive growth in the first half
