No Chinese Eton yet via Wikipedia Whether China is going to be a superpower has less to do with its military might, but more with its ability to reform its archaic education system, argues Shaun Rein in Forbes. Chinese parents often worry their children do not get the best possibleRead More →
Image by Fantake via Flickr Is there a danger of a trade backlash from the US and Europe against China’s as both Western economy continue to lose momentum. That risk is very low, says Shaun Rein in a comment on CNBC. On top of that, China has already started toRead More →
“Not insane” via Wikipedia North-Korea is moving very calculated and it is weird both the US and South-Korea do not treat it accordingly, says Shaun Rein in an analysis in Forbes.Shaun Rein: They are coolly calculated measures to gain power. If North Korea didn’t attack and appear crazy, no oneRead More →
William Bao Bean by Fantake via Flickr The China Speakers Bureau Newsletter for December 2010 is out and available here. Including cautionary tales on where China’s economy is going, and the latest news of our speakers. You can subscribe at this website for future newsletters. Because of upcoming travel inRead More →
Old Shanghai via Wikipedia Followers of Paul French’s weblog China Rhyming could have seen the preparatory work for his latest book The Old Shanghai A-Z. The book is out now, just in time for Christmas.Paul French: As to how it was put together – I broke Shanghai down into three areas –Read More →
Kaiser Kuo by Fantake via Flickr As some of the visitors of this site have already noted, we have some serious problems is getting pictures displayed. Basis of this (and other problems you did not note) is a huge mess at the company who is hosting our databases Dabbledb. ForRead More →
Image via Wikipedia Defense expert Wendell Minnick further explores China’s efforts to expand its UAV reconnaissance and strike capabilitiesm. He looks back at the Zhuhai Air Show in Defense News at the offers from AVIC, CASC, CASIC and ASN. The China Aviation Industry Corp. (AVIC) displayed a model of theRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Derided as the eternal bull on China, Shaun Rein now warns US investors (and others) in Forbes against a dangerous bubble emerging from China: the IPO hype from anything coming from China, including video hosting companies Youku and Tudou. A mania about China hasRead More →
Ben Bernanke via Wikipedia Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, is wrong in pumping 600 billion US dollar into his economy, writes Shaun Rein in Forbes. The dependence of the US economy on its addiction to debt in increasing its problems, not solving them. Bernanke is shifting the problemsRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Shaun Rein goes on air in CNBC to explain the confines of the recent food controls imposed by the Chinese authorities to control inflation. Controlling the food prices and lowering the production costs – by killing the toll fees for food trucks – areRead More →
Helen Wang via Flickr One of the more amazing shifts China has undergone in the past decades is its ability to create wealth for its citizens, and lift hundreds of millions out of poverty. The mental picture many outsiders still have of China, enforced when they see the PLA marching onRead More →
Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr As at the end of 2008, 2009 the consulting industry dropped like a stone, Shaun Rein decided to hire more senior people and invest. In Forbes he recalls how he overcame some scary business decisions that now helped him to fight the crisis. IRead More →