In Hong Kong, Ming Pao and other local press are speculating on an unusual article in the Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily Overseas Edition on Tuesday that cites the names and views of pan-democrats in an ongoing row over political reform in Hong Kong.
Shares in companies like Hong Kong-listed electronics supplier AAC Technologies have shot up by more than 80%, putting its boss Pan Zhengmin in a good position to return to soon-to-be-unveiled 2012 Forbes China Rich List.