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Global drinks giant Diageo's consolidation of control over distiller Shui Jing Fang shows the conglomerate's faith that baijiu can rebound from its current slump and catch on with drinkers across the world. Read More

A recent report of China's top 50 brands is sparse on luxury, with only a few wine and spirits companies making the cut. Read More

Though they may privately fret about the potential effects of Beijing's current clampdown on public spending on high-end Chinese spirits at official banquets, home-grown liquor producers like Kweichow Moutai continued to record strong profits in the third quarter of the year. Read More

The names Moutai and Wuliangye, tongue-twisters to non-Mandarin speakers, are known throughout their native country to even the most sober of Chinese. Read More

Coming on the heels of last month's announcement that it may require government offices to purchase only domestic auto brands, Beijing recently said it plans to ban officials from spending public funds on cigarettes and luxury alcohol. Read More

During sessions at Beijing's National People's Congress this week and on social media platforms like Sina Weibo, debate is raging in China about officials' spending on wining and dining, funded by public money. Read More

This week, the Shanghai-based research firm Hurun Report issued its latest list of the world's most valuable luxury brands, and alongside global stalwarts such as Louis Vuitton and Hermes in the top ten were two Chinese standouts: the baijiu distilleries Maotai and Wuliangye. Read More

This week, the Chinese luxury portal NobleChinese posted a number of year-end top 10 lists, chosen by readers and ranking a range of topics, including favorite domestic Chinese luxury brands. Read More