China analyst Victor Shih, author of Coalitions of the Weak, discusses with Bill Bishop and Cindy Yu at China Whispers on how the move from collective leadership to a centralized power might change policies in China after the 20th Communist Party Conference including the current line-up of the leadership, zero-covid and Taiwan.Read More →
With more domestic power in the hands of Xi Jinping, many observers expect a more stable China. China analyst Ian Johnson diverts from that line and expects the current stability is a rather superficial one, he tells NBC.Read More →
Political analyst Ian Johnson looks at the results of the now-closed meeting of the Chinese Communist Party. Technically Xi Jinping might be called China’s most powerful man, but that makes him also more vulnerable, and puts him on the firing line, writes Johnson on the Council of Foreign Relations.Read More →
A tech war is raging between China and the US, but financial analyst and innovation expert Winston Ma sees enough synergy between both countries to allow investments in tech to go forward, he tells at the Ben Grahan IX annual conference.Read More →
The German government has become much more assertive about the country’s wheeling and dealing with China. Veteran China lawyer Mark Schaub visited over the past few weeks Berlin and Munich and felt the pulse of the German business communities toward China, he reports in his China Chit-chat. “Politicians in Germany have limited ability to influence or pressure German business. Consumers can be upset … but will become upset about something else 5 minutes later,” he writes.Read More →
Among the often dark outlook for China’s economy, marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok comes with some bright sparks: five emerging consumer groups. She looks at her vlog at Gen Alpha, the metaverse consumers, pet lovers, young and health-conscious consumers, and outdoor enthusiasts.Read More →
Many foreigners and foreign companies are talking about exiting China, but as far as it comes to companies, very few do, says veteran China lawyer Mark Schaub at the China Chitchat. While doing business in China has never been easy, seldom firm fully pack their coffers, he says.Read More →
China veteran lawyer Mark Schaub looks back at the three decades he was involved with China and assesses how the country might look like in 2023, in his China chit-chat. What can larger foreign companies and the smaller ones expect? And of course: what is happening to the joint ventures?Read More →
China’s economy is heading for a rough time as it continues to curtail activities under its dynamic zero-COVID policies, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein in the Global Eye. Heatwaves, drought, and high unemployment among youngsters add to those problems, he says.Read More →
China’s consumers have developed new behavior during the lengthy quarantine, writes marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok and dives into newly emerged economies like the smart home market, and the fitness market for Dao Insights.Read More →
China’s real economic problem: they increase capital spending, but are not able to improve productivity that is already at a shockingly low level, says leading economist Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, at a panel at CSIS discussing with Thomas Orlik, Chief Economist for Bloomberg Economics, and author of the book, China: The Bubble That Never Pops. While an economic collapse is unlikely, a grinding halt to economic development might be its largest danger, Kroeber adds.Read More →
Marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok explains how content producers can create and monetize their intellectual property (IP). The country is leaving behind its image of a robber of IP and has developed a booming industry of cultural products, allowing to make real money, she explains at her vlog.Read More →