Duncan Hewitt

Duncan Hewitt writes for Newsweek and The Daily Beast and other publications from Shanghai. A former BBC correspondent in Beijing and Shanghai, he has a degree in Chinese from the University of Edinburgh. His book China: Getting Rich First: A Modern Social History (published in the UK as Getting Rich First: Life in a Changing China) focuses on social change in the country and its impact on ordinary people's lives.

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Capitalism

China's 'Open for Business' Tour

Duncan Hewitt

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Free Speech

China’s Dissident Writer Crackdown

Duncan Hewitt

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China Growth Perks Up

Duncan Hewitt

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Nobel

Mo Yan’s Hallucinatory Realism

Duncan Hewitt

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Projecting Power

New Carrier Stokes Chinese Pride

Duncan Hewitt