The first post-Chinese New Year weeks proved to be busy ones, also in the activities of our speakers. While we have no real surprises in our February top-10 (we skipped January because of Chinese New Year), a few people moved fast up, as they were asked by mainstream media to comment on current affairs. Jeremy Goldkorn on no.3 is the fastest-rising speaker on our list, as the authorities are moving to curtail the social media.
The coming months are going to be hectic too, as a few speakers – including Shaun Rein’s “The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that will Disrupt the World” will hit the book shelves, China’s is preparing for the next phase of a leadership transition, after the high-profile visits by upcoming president Xi Jinping to the US and Ireland. And Europe, to a large degree in vain, keeps on looking if China’s financial authorities are going to give them a helping hand in their ongoing crisis.
Much to look forward to, but first, we take a step back with
Our top-10 of most sought-after speakers for February 2012 (December 2011 in brackets)
- Paul French (2)
- Shaun Rein (1)
- Jeremy Goldkorn (-)
- Kaiser Kuo (3)
- Tricia Wang (6)
- Victor Shih (4)
- Arthur Kroeber (-)
- Marc van der Chijs (-)
- Zhang Lijia (10)
- Tom Doctoroff (5)
Related articles
- Leaving Shanghai pollution behind me – Marc van der Chijs (chinaspeakersbureau.info)
- Going home on Chinese new year – Zhang Lijia (chinaherald.net)
- Ban on foreign TV productions not that dramatic – Jeremy Goldkorn (chinaherald.net)
- New rules won’t kill weibo – Jeremy Goldkorn (chinaherald.net)
- British media on China – Zhang Lijia/Jeremy Goldkorn (chinaherald.net)
