China in Focus Magazine

China in Focus 1998

Contents of SACU's former magazine China in Focus for the year 1998.

For more details about the current magazine please visit the China Eye page.

Issue 4 (Spring 1998)

Sinofile - Alan Searl gives a regular round-up of news from China

Spring Winds - John Gittings tests the political temperature in China

Tibet : Failed promises - Robbie Barnett on the deadlock in attempts to solve the Tibetan issue

Perilous Waters - Felicity Thomas looks at attempts to tackle China's worsening water crisis

Watch the birdy - Alan Searl finds an endangered bird is the focus of an environmental debate in Taiwan

Youtai : The mythical Jew- Zhou Yun on stereotypes of Jewishness in China

Read this article in full on the China's Jewish Community page.

All in the family - Alison Callaway looks at how Chinese families deal with deafness

A passage to China - Neil Taylor takes a critical look at China's tourism environment

Keep on writing - Clemens Treter explores the works of Su Tong

Entering the gates - Rebecca John recounts the amazing tale of Taiwan's National Palace Museum

Taking risks - Tam Ly meets Hong Kong film director Wong Kar Wei in London

Obituary : Liao Hongying - Innes Herdan describes the remarkable life and contribution of a founder of SACU

Books - Fragments of a life; Captive Spirits: Prisoners of the Cultural Revolution.

Issue 5 (Autumn 1998)

Sinofile - Alan Searl gives a regular round-up of news from China

Chinese Cures for British Ills - Lisa Brook examines the rise in popularity of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Read this article in full on the Traditional Chinese Medicine page.

Modern Calendar Conundrum: Chinese or Foreign in Origin? - John Bayne looks at the history and culture surrounding one of the most ubiquitous items in modern Chinese homes - the humble wall calendar

Foreigners Building Bridges of Understanding - Francesca Tarocco takes us on a tour of expatriate haunts around China, and observes the mixing of cultures over local beer

Tourism is Transformed - Neil Taylor reports on the changes taking place in Chinese tourism

Daily Lives Captured - Sandrine Rousseau's stunning new exhibition is previewed

Books : Hong Kong Handover Assessed - Aasiya Lodhi and Cyril Cannon review 'East and West' and 'Hong Kong : China's New Colony'.