Ca|jing is / was one of the best publications on the mainland. Reading a periodical of some sort is useful for language practice; particularly if the topic is interesting (I usually only make it through one article. Still.) There’s been some coverage of the departure of the Editor in Chief, Hu Shuli from Caij|ng, but I haven’t seen anywhere in English about the [rumors of?] the simultaneous departure of the editorial board (“147 people out of 174 total.”)

Caij|ng is known for pushing the boundaries of journalism in China. They broke a story in 2001 about extensive insider trading, and another in 2007 about backdoor privatization of a Shandong Energy Plant (“Whose Luneng?”), which forced the recall of all of the entire print run of that issue. You can still find the article online; not sure if it’s been harmonized. Regardless, stories like these apparently made some people rather angry; and it seems questionable whether the editorial board exodus was motivated purely by an interest in academia. Better hours I suppose.

Oh well. Search for new bi-weekly reading beginneth.