Despite the many advantages and the perceived strength of China's large SOE, many companies are likely to experience difficulties over the coming months.
We sit in on a lesson at the communist party school in Fujian where the students are made to ponder the tension between maintaining stability and defending civil rights.
Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Kung Fu, now attracts 1.5 million visitors a year, but its popularity has created tension between its Buddhist abbot and local officials.
Cai Qi, a senior party official in Zhejiang, has 5 million people following his microblog, where he has shared his thoughts on his city's scenery, smoking and depression.
Wenzhou's iconic entrepreneurs started disappearing in autumn, but with the city's network of trust in tatters, it's now the lenders who are on the run.
A series of five articles that examines how China's tax and fiscal system operates, focusing on how central and local authorities share government revenue.