US senator Charles Schumer via Wikipedia Is China closing its doors, as companies like GE, BASF and Siemens say, or is it more open than ever, as the country’s officials say? It’s a matter of perception, writes Shaun Rein in CNBC, especially now America’s economy is in trouble and politiciansRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Shaun Rein recalls in CNBC a proposed investment of US§ 50 million in a Chinese internet venture that did not exist, and was only cancelled after some solid due dilligence was done. The investor “had only been to China once, when the CEO ofRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr US investors should be very cautious spending their money on Chinese companies like bookseller Dangdang or video hosting company Youku who have no clear business model or otherwise a hard time to show a profit, warns Shaun Rein in this debate on CNBC. WhileRead More →

Kaiser Kuo via Wikipedia Baidu’s spokesperson Kaiser Kuo initiated the idea of an English-language weblog to offer the outside world a window on China, he tells the Voice of America. Baidu is China’s largest search engine. The VOA: Baidu spokesman Kaiser Kuo said he came up with the idea forRead More →

Kaiser Kuo via Flickr Baidu spokesperson Kaiser Kuo triggered off many comments, as he wrote during the visit of Facebook‘s CEO Mark Zuckerberg to Beijing, that the largest social platform should also come to China. Zuckerberg visited Baidu‘s headquarter and had lunch with its CEO Robin Li. Kaiser Kuo (in 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 →

via CrunchBase Google has been complaining that censorship in increasing their cost as a foreign player, but Kaiser Kuo, international communication director of its domestic competitor Baidu says in the New York Times that censorship is not giving Baidu a competitive advantage. Kaiser Kuo, the director of international communications forRead More →

Kaiser Kuo via Flickr Baidu’s Kaiser Kuo spoke recently in a debate in Hong Kong against the the argument that the internet was making us stupid. “What are we gaining by having all this near-instantaneous access to information?”, he asks in a transcript published in Adage.Kaiser Kuo: Fretting over theRead More →

Hurun by Fantake via Flickr Now real estate and the retail industry might be calling the shots, in ten years time entertainment will be leading in wealth creation, said Hurun or Rupert Hoogewerf at the presentation of the first Hurun rich list for the entertainment industry, according to the People’sRead More →

Image by cafemama via Flickr Despite disappointing sales figures in the short term, Shaun Rein explains at CNBC why China’s sport apparel firm Li Ning is going to be a winner – together with Nike – in this industry. Li Ning is all set for a long-term success, he claims.Read More →

Hurun by Fantake via Flickr Apart from real estate and retail, China’s IT industry is becoming a major money maker, notes Hurun rich list compiler Rupert Hoogewerf in the People’s Daily. Robin Li of the largest search engine Baidu tops his IT-rich list this year. Robin Li, founder of Baidu,Read More →

Image by Getty Images via @daylife It took them a while, but luxury brands are becoming better in targeting the Chinese consumer, especially the young women, says Shaun Rein in CNN. One of the side effects: more work for Chinese models. “People are savvy now, they dress to impress,” saidRead More →