China is the subject of reams of copy in the press these days, which runs the value-add gamut like nothing else in history. Here, GCiS picks some of the more interesting and insightful pieces in English and Mandarin, and, drawing on our work in the trenches, provides commentary and analysis on what's going on behind the headlines.

Whither Ultra-high Voltage, May 4, 2012

Thoughts on Q1 GDP, April 28, 2012

A Property Tax for Beijing?, March 6, 2012

Electricity Proxy and Real GDP, February 28, 2012

January PMI: Calculation Gap, Janurary 31, 2012

Poor-casts (poor forecasts) for China in 2012: part 2, December 29, 2011

Housing in China- Dynamics at Play, December 27, 2011

Poor-casts (poor forecasts) for China in 2012: part 1, December 21, 2011

Wenzhou, Moving on Up, November 24, 2011

Seniors in the US, Seniors in China, November 18, 2011

More Electricity Price Hikes, November 15, 2011

Shipbuilding Orders Floundering, November 9, 2011

Latest PMI Figures: Just in the Black, September 2, 2011

China Property Sales Slowing. Now what?, August 30, 2011

Rise of the Machines Not a Terminator for Foxconn Employees, August 11, 2011

Food Price Controls, July 22, 2011

China Energy Statistics in May, June 15, 2011

US / China WTO wind subsidies spat, June 8, 2011

"China Inflation" Stories, June 3, 2011

China's Consumer Price Inflation, May 15, 2011