China linkage: Corruption, land seizure, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Shanghai skies, cinema and more

Dirk van der Kley is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.

• Long waits in store for train and truck-drivers: to appease concerns about Chinese dominance, Mongolia has insisted a new Chinese-Mongol coal railway is built with a different gauge. This follows Kyrgyzstan's recent restrictions on Chinese trucks entering the country.
• Reports that China is moving ahead with legislation to tackle land seizures.
• The dirty secret behind Shanghai's bluer skies.
• More movie theatres in China could be bad news for Hollywood.
• In promoting the image of a more open and charismatic Communist Party, Xi Jinping is encouraging lower ranking officials to pursue personal popularity. Only months ago Bo Xilai was heavily criticised for flagrant self-promotion and individualism.
• The ironies of China: The new Chinese leadership is keen to promote an anti-corruption image, but China's propaganda department is still trying to control news of officials being investigated.