It's been a year since I've relocated from India to work in China. I've an old habit of mentally tracking business groups and their bosses, and figuring who's the tallest of them all.

Every year, in my mind's eye, the clear winner of the fantasy competition receives the "Businessman/Corporate of the Year" award.

The methodology used is utterly unscientific, arbitrary and downright mad - not my words but a summary of what others, particularly fellow journalists, say on WeChat and WhatsApp.