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The Hong Kong government has backed down over plans to make schoolchildren take Chinese patriotism classes, after weeks of protests. Protests against the classes brought tens of thousands of people out onto the streets. (8 Sep) - City leader Leung Chun-ying said the classes would be optional for schools. "The schools are given... 

Countries across the continent are building welfare states—with a chance to learn from the West’s mistakes (The Economist, 8 Sep) - ASIA’S economies have long wowed the world with their dynamism. Thanks to years of spectacular growth, more people have been pulled from abject poverty in modern Asia than at any other time... 

There are growing signs that China's economy is weakening ahead of its major leadership change China's leaders are facing a conundrum. They're preparing to hand over power to a new generation in the autumn. But look at all the data rolling in and it seems the current Communist leadership could be stepping aside just as...