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Future imperfect
Sichuan was one of China’s poorest provinces until investment from Beijing and abroad brought boom times to its capital. Chengdu and its ‘pambassadors’ went on a global sales offensive.
Business
China heads to Australia on the hunt for arable land and Germany goes back to boat-building basics.
Art attack
Today most countries prefer to assert their international identity with artists not armies. We profile the cultural missions of four countries out to win friends with dancing dragons and alternative art.
From red to green
China builds one new coal power plant weekly and is the world’s largest carbon emitter. But as leaders meet for the Copenhagen climate conference, it is also the nation that could save the planet.
Media
South America's love of heavy metal, Brazil's Casa Triângulo art gallery and Al Jazeera launches in the Balkans.
Turn on to China
As part of a soft-power drive, the Chinese media is learning a new language. Monocle visits CNC World, a new 24-hour English-language news channel owned by the state-run agency Xinhua.
Toy story
Our Fairplay series on trade fairs returns. We visit the Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, the world's second largest, where serious-minded adults get to play at being kids again.
Last resort
The southern isle of Hainan is China’s newest tourism hub, thanks to a €381bn revamp. But with new hotels, airports and rail links, could this be a front for covert military operations?
