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The US-China trade war: a sequel (updated)
When US President Donald Trump lost last year the presidential elections from his contestant Joe Biden, some people expected the trade war between China and the US would end. At the China Speakers Bureau, we had set up a category of expert speakers on the trade war. For a short moment, we contemplated retiring that section but decided to wait and see how Joe Biden would behave.Read More →
How China moves on legislation on autonomous driving cars – Mark Schaub
China is moving fast on setting up legislation on the development of autonomous driving cars in China, in tandem with the fast technological and commercial developments, writes China-lawyer Mark Schaub in the China Law Insight. These detailed regulations will have a significant and positive impact on the industry, he adds.Read More →
China expects recovery international travel early 2022
For the international speakers’ business, international travel is key. And while some countries are at last moving forward in their vaccine programs, China expects to have covered a substantial part of its population only in the Spring of 2022, says Zhang Wenhong, one of the countries leading experts. Resuming international travel could only restart after that, writes the Business Travel this week. Read More →
How does the fan economy works in China – Ashley Dudarenok
The economy of fans, of idols, celebrities, and influencers, works in China very different from elsewhere in the world, explains marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok on her Vlog. Very big in China among Gen-Z, she says.Read More →
China dominates top women billionaires – Rupert Hoogewerf
Most female billionaires call China their home country, says Rupert Hoogewerf, chief researcher of the Hurun Research Institute, according to the Korea Times. China’s 85 female billionaires amount to two-thirds of the 130 women billionaires in the world.Read More →
G-7 needs more R&D to compete with China – Harry Broadman
The major economies in the G-7 need more investments in R&D and collaboration in science and technology to compete with China, says former US assistant trade representative Harry Broadman at CNBC. “We’ve done really well among democratic countries collaborating on investment and trade, but we’ve done an extraordinarily poor job in R&D,” he said.Read More →
Why China hits back at H&M and other European companies – Shaun Rein
European sanctions against China triggered off a backlash against fashion brand H&M and business analyst Shaun Rein explains at the BBC why China’s consumers are starting boycotts against European companies like H&M.Read More →
Tencent/Warner deal offers opportunities to Chinese talents – Arnold Ma
Musical giants Tencent and Warner joined forces to support talents in their territories. Especially, Asian talent had little access to the Western markets and marketing guru Arnold Ma sees huge opportunities for Chinese talent, he tells at the state-owned CGTN.Read More →
Biden follows – wrongly – Trump’s line on China – Ian Johnson
The new US president Biden is following closely his predecessor’s approach on China. Wrongly, says long-term China correspondent Ian Johnson in an opinion piece at the New York Times. “Washington’s plan appears to be to wait for the results of the comprehensive review of America’s national security policy toward China that Mr. Biden announced in February. This caution is a mistake,” says Johnson.Read More →
Why women are lagging in political participation – Zhang Lijia
Women are among the most active in the workforce, but political participation is lagging like nowhere else in the world. Social commentator Zhang Lijiia dives into the patriarchal culture of China and how political participation in government can be improved, for the South China Morning Post.Read More →
Why youth from third-tier cities are interesting consumers – Ashley Dudarenok
Marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok dives on her vlog into third-tier cities and explains why youngsters here are interesting as consumers, despite their relatively lower incomes.Read More →
Singles and especially women dominate China’s consumption – Ashley Dudarenok
Decision-makers in China’s consumption are increasingly singles, with women becoming another major force to take into account, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok at the state-owned broadcaster CGTN. Mostly women decide on the purchase of a house, at the end of 2021 likely to be 82% of the deciding purchasers.Read More →