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Why China fell out with Japan – Shaun Rein
When you do not acknowledge your own history, the same mistakes can be made again, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein, analysing the recent tensions between China and Japan. Japanese are rewriting history, he argues in the Thinkers Forum, from the hundreds of thousands of sex slaves in China and other parts of Asia, to today.Read More →
The end of €150 de-minimis threshold will not stop Chinese export into the EU – Björn Ognibeni
The EU still remove early 2026 the €150 de-minimis threshold, with the intention to stop cheap imports from Temu, Shein and Aliexpress from entering the EU untaxed. Björn Ognibeni, co-founder of ChinaBriefs, explains why the plan is EU-propaganda that will not stop cheap products from China, he tells at Let’s talk Marketplace.Read More →
Why Zootopia wins in China where the rest of Hollywood falters – Ashley Dudarenok
Most traditional Hollywood film releases fail in China, but Zootopia shows exceptional success. Branding expert Ashley Dudarenok explains in the Jing Daily why this Disney release has been an unprecedented success.Read More →
China’s new 5-year plan: steady as she goes – Arthur Kroeber
Leading China economist Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, looks at what is known about the upcoming 15th 5-year plan, bound to be approved by the National People’s Congress in March 2026. Most of the known information suggests no major changes, with an ongoing focus on manufacturing rather than consumption, as in the past, he tells Keith Yap in the Front Row Podcast.Read More →
Are the China hawks retreating in the US? – Kaiser Kuo
China watcher Kaiser Kuo sees now the China hawks in the US are losing ground, after Trump realized China was not the pushover he hoped for, in a wide-ranging discussion at the Nonzero podcast with Robert Wright.Read More →
AI growth now moves from brutal force to collaboration – Alvin Wang Graylin
For years, the growth of AI was built on scaling up its GPUs, but innovation expert Alvin Wang Graylin, author of Our Next Reality: Preparing for the AI-powered Metaverse, sees now a move to more collaboration. Nvidia is not the only winner anymore, as competition is growing and AI models can develop through more experience and need less capacity to grow, as China’s Deepseek proved earlier this year, he says at the Big Bang Future Lab.Read More →
How China’s financial system works – Victor Shih
China’s financial system is much tightly controlled by the government compared to what the world is used to, says financial expert Victor Shih at the BBC. China has been spending trillions of US dollars in loans to both the developing and the developed countries, including to the insurer of the CIA’s pension fund, writes the BBC.Read More →
Why nobody can win the AI race – Alvin Wang Graylin
Alvin Wang Graylin, author of Our Next Reality: Preparing for the AI-powered Metaverse, explains why there is no AI race any country can win. He discusses at the Thinkers Forum why the AI bubble everybody is talking about is not the right one.Read More →
The silver swans: an overlooked luxury consumer – Ashley Dudarenok
The youngsters are China’s most studied group of consumers, but branding expert Ashley Dudarenok warns brands should not overlook the country’s silver swans as major consumers, she explains in the Jing Daily. “Ignoring them is not just a missed opportunity; it’s a strategic blunder,” she writes.Read More →
Buying domestic firms new strategy of foreign brands – Ben Cavender
L’Oreal bought this week a second Chinese cosmetic company to strengthen its market position in China, a strategy becoming more common among foreign brands, says branding expert Ben Cavender to Reuters. Fierce domestic competition and a sluggish consumer market are the basis of this change of strategy.Read More →
TikTok, Temu and Shein get branding better than the West – Björn Ognibeni
TikTok, Temu, and Shein are better in branding than most Western brands, argues branding expert Björn Ognibeni on his weblog. The result of this miscalculation is evident in performance differences: While many Asian platforms boast strong user retention and high time spent on site, Western providers are struggling with declining conversion rates and rising acquisition costs.Read More →
Björn Ognibeni joins China Speakers Bureau
The China Speakers Bureau is happy to announce that Hamburg-based China expert Björn Ognibeni is joining its list of speakers. He has a past in analyzing global digital transformation, with a strong focus on China.Read More →