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www.shanghaidaily.com — A local hospital yesterday was told to compensate a man who was given a glass of wine a day as part of treatment for his alcohol-damaged liver.

The patient, Le Changjiu, claimed the daily 200-milliliter ration of rice wine - a Chinese alcoholic drink brewed from rice - worsened his cirrhosis of the liver.

economix.blogs.nytimes.com — The average Chinese adult drank about a third of a bottle of beer in 1961, less than the average resident of Iran. By 1991, consumption topped a bottle a year, but still lagged behind 117 other nations. By 2007, the Chinese were drinking almost a six pack a year. That story can be repeated for any number of consumer goods, but with beer, people drink more, until they make about $22,000 a year.

www.npr.org — "With its explosive economic growth, China is sucking in many of the world's major commodities such as metals and minerals and -- perhaps most surprising -- red wine. Traditionally, the Chinese are not wine drinkers. But as the middle classes earn more money, it seems they are developing a taste for Bordeaux." Spend $90,000 on 12 bottles of Chateau Lafite, add Sprite to it, and serve over ice.

www.decanter.com — A Chinese billionaire, together with a group of investors, has bought a Bordeaux estate called Chateau Chenu Lafitte, in Cotes de Bourg, as a gift for his son.

www.jingdaily.com — Over the past 30 years baijiu, much like the bicycles and Mao suits that characterized an earlier generation, has been sidelined by young urban Chinese in favor of BMWs and Prada, wine and whiskey. However, a handful of ambitious distilleries are working overtime to try to change this.