China shoots down a satellite and everyone wonders what's going on...China Matters finds a PLA general who is happy to explain.

Meanwhile Singapore continues its desperate fight for relevancy by cutting their corporate tax rate to catch up to Hong Kong. Now all they need to do is move the city a few thousand kilometres north, hand over sovereignty to China, and grovel to Beijing like crazy and they'll be there. Interestingly, while Hong Kong's government often frets about the city's place in the world, these days the Albert Road crew are all worried about Shanghai rather than the Lion City.