The Economist: Comparing Chinese provinces with countries

I want to thank Cui Zhiyuan for letting me know about this interactive map that the Economist recently put out.  The map is a comparison of Chinese provinces with countries in the rest of the world.  The map charts which countries in the rest of the world are the economic and demographic equivalent to Chinese provinces.   The map puts into perspective the shear size of China's economy and population.

You can see the map for your self on the Economist's website here.

Profile of Justin Yifu Lin by Evan Osnos

 This article written by The New Yorker's correspondent in Beijing, Evan Osnos, traces the life of one of China's most important economic reformers, Justin Yifu Lin.  Lin is with out a doubt one of the most important people in the story of China's economic rise, particularly in the early years during the 1980s.  The article tells the Lin's fascinating life story from his early days as a student leader in Taiwan to his dramatic arrival in mainland China as well as his development as an economist and his role in creating the policies that have helped fuel China's spectacular growth. 

You can read the abstract of his article here however if you want to read the full article you will need to buy it from the New Yorker or read it in the October 11th 2010 edition of the New Yorker Magazine.