Years of the dragon – China's leading law firms are riding the country's emergence as a global power, increasingly asserting themselves against their foreign rivals. Alex Aldridge asks how far they can go.

Outward bound – Despite some high-profile deals falling through, China's corporate giants are hunting for more foreign assets. CC's Kathy Honeywood, Tim Wang and Stephen Harder examine what the next M&A wave will look like.

Keeping China's secrets – New rules in China have blurred the line between corporate and state secrets, meaning overseas companies must tread very carefully. Herbert Smith's May Tai and Sarah Munro report.

The great search forward – Anthony Lin on how Chinese tech giant Baidu conquered the world's largest internet market.