Financial Times

By Geoff Dyer in Beijing

Published: October 15 2010 22:42 | Last updated: October 15 2010 22:42

On guard: a soldier on duty at the Beijing hotel hosting senior officials as they shape the country’s next five-year plan

China’s leaders can be excused for feeling a little embattled at the moment. They are reeling from this month’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo. Their currency policy is under attack from wealthier nations, most recently Japan. And Beijing finds itself under renewed pressure over territorial claims in the South China Sea that have caused unrest among some of its Asian neighbours .... Read all