While the growth rate of the Chinese economy is well above the target set by the government, rising inflation and food prices are of increasing concern for the government.

Ms. Shi writes in detail about China's 12th Five-Year Plan and its goals, especially focusing on the opportunities and challenges that the new Plan presents for foreign investors.

A new joint project between the Danish universities and the Chinese Academy of Sciences offers both Danish and Chinese students a unique possibility to both acquire some valuable intercultural competencies and access China's leading technology companies through internships and research work.

It has been a long time coming, but in September 2011 Niels Brock can finally open another education programme in China, thus gaining a foothold in one of the country's most industrious regions - Wenzhou. A new Danish Center in Shanghai is also on the drawing board and is set to open in September as well.