Reykjavík Grapevine - 04.05.2012, Blaðsíða 1

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao recently paid Iceland an official visit, along with his 100-strong entourage. He hung out at
Harpa, looked at Gullfoss and Geysir and generally seemed to be having a chill time of it. He and his team also met
extensively with the Icelandic government, which resulted in the signing of six agreements that could have a profound
impact on Iceland's future. This of course has some folks worriedly asking "What is it they want from little old us? Is there an
ulterior motive?" We of course have no idea. So we thought we'd investigate... P22
MUSIC
Of Monsters And
WOW! OVER
100,000 COPIES
SOLD! HOLY EFF!
ESPIONAGE
Not so exciting when
it's directed at you,
huh?
COFFEE
...in Iceland is far
superior to your puny
home planet's watery
slop. Accept this!
TRAVEL
We explore a
small volcanic
island
LITERATURE
What's so
great about
Nordic crime
fiction?
Issue 5 • 2012 • May 4 - 17