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• The authorities are taking steps to try to prevent a housing bubble
• The country’s manufacturing base is starting to shift inland from the coast - -
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Scramble to adjust to a new reality
The country’s recent rapid rise and new-found assertiveness have made its neighbours wary, reports Geoff Dyer
Economy: Move from investment to consumption
Structural reforms are needed for a better balance, reports Geoff Dyer
Banking: Bad loans seem set to worsen
Stimulus lending lacked controls, says Jamil Anderlini
Stock markets: Shanghai has some way to go to realise ambitions
The city’s plans face numerous hitches, says Patti Waldmeir
Property: Housing at risk of going out of control
Prices have become a political issue, says Geoff Dyer
Multinationals: Pie is growing, but foreigners’ share is shrinking
Outsiders feel the system is weighted against them, says Jamil Anderlini
Central region: Manufacturing base starts to move inland from the coast
The trend should maintain competitiveness, while creating new consumers, writes Geoff Dyer
Shanghai: Expo has a transforming effect
No city has ever spent so much money, or expended so much energy, on a World Expo, writes Patti Waldmeir
Labour relations: Factory of the world does rethink as workers use the strike weapon
Low-cost model is questioned as staff demand change, says Kathrin Hille
Defence policy: Navy flexes its muscles on the high seas
The middle kingdom is intent on projecting its power further, writes Kathrin Hille
