Wednesday’s picks from the beyondbrics team: Martin Wolf on why China is right to pursue economic reform cautiously; Lex on questionable hopes for China’s second-biggest news portal; why the west is obliged to offer more than just humanitarian assistance to Syria; and the luxury hotel chain with a booming business in some of the world’s most troubled countries.
From the Financial Times:
China is right to open up slowly, Martin Wolf
Do we sit back and let Homs burn?
Israel faces resistance over Iran strike
China should open up markets to investors, Inside Business
Sina: great expectations, Lex
China: a tale of two mountains, Notebook
From elsewhere:
Gauging Russian mood on trans-Siberian railway, Al Jazeera
A festering wound in Pakistan, The Hindu
China Shuts Down GE Rice? The Diplomat
China and the Cuban Economy, Americas Quarterly
The Ritz-Carlton of Failed States, Foreign Policy
Stefan Wagstyl
Josh Noble
Rob Minto
Pan Kwan Yuk
Jonathan Wheatley
Heba Saleh