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08.01.17Debt-Ridden Chinese Giant Now a Shadow of Its Former Size
New York Times
The Han Show here in central China was supposed to turn the city of Wuhan into a leading tourist destination, with a dazzling spectacle of lights, water jets and acrobats by the former creative director of Cirque du Soleil. But the custom-built 2,...
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07.12.16Odeon And UCI Cinemas Sold to China-Owned Firm
BBC
The Cinema group has been bought by AMC, owned by Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda....
Photo Gallery
02.02.15
Rolling In It
from Institute for Artist Management
How one might best translate “Bling Dynasty” into Chinese, I have no real idea. (Maybe “A Possessor of Uncouth Wealth,” Tuhao wangchao (土豪王朝), “Era of Dazzlement,” Liangxia shidai (亮瞎时代), or even the more straightforward “Bling Dynasty,” Buling-...
Conversation
09.24.13
A Shark Called Wanda—Will Hollywood Swallow the Chinese Dream Whole?
Stanley Rosen:Wang Jianlin, who personally doesn’t know much about film, made a splash when he purchased America’s No. 2 movie theater chain AMC at a price many thought far too high for what he was getting. A number of knowledgeable people...
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04.16.13China’s Dalian Wanda In Talks To Buy European Theater Chain
Reuters
Dalian Wanda has shown interest in purchasing UK-based chains, Odeon & UCI Cinemas Holdings and Vue Entertainment, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
Environment
07.18.12
Shifang: A Crisis of Local Rule
from chinadialogue
China has been engrossed in the mass protests in Shifang, Sichuan province, where on the morning of July 2, locals and police clashed during demonstrations against a planned molybdenum and copper refinery. The next day, the government announced a...
Sinica Podcast
08.19.11
Not in My Backyard
from Sinica Podcast
While some Chinese media have flown into high dudgeon over allegations of sun-exposed hamburger buns at McDonalds, powder-based soy milk at KFC, and pork broth made from concentrate at Ajisen, a more grassroots protest gained notice across China...