China Report Magazine

31 December 2021

The cover story reflects on China’s rural healthcare, from the hay day of the “bare-foot doctors” (P.22-25) to the brain drain that’s left the countryside with a bare minimum primary care service for half the population. (P.14-21) The Evergrande default on dollar-denominated bonds has triggered warning on Chinese real estate developers both home and abroad. (P. 42-45) And an auction of a Shiba Inu in Beijing has sparked off a debate about animal welfare in modern China. (P.28-30)