This issue's main article, we look to China and the technological tiger leap the country is undertaking. China has long been a blind spot in Western media, but its role as a leading technological powerhouse can no longer be ignored. Also in this issue: Lone Frank on the nature of love / Democratic sustainability / Sci-fi as a futurist tool / Best case or worst case: World population towards 2100 / The futurist: Daria Krivonos / Applied futurism: Designing futures / Protopia futures / Futures past: The ancient Assyrian who invented science fiction.