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China´s billionaires reach a new record – Rupert Hoogewerf
Economic growth in China might be slacking, but the number of billionaires has grown in a record speed, says Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf in his latest report. With more than 200 billionaires more in one year, China overtook the number of US billionaires, he tells AFP.Read More →
Will China later join the Trans Pacific Partnership? – Sara Hsu
China has backed out of the Trans Pacific Partnership, a long-negotiated trade agreement between a dozen countries. Political analyst Sara Hsu says in the Diplomat China might have enough reason and chance to join later, but has now too many other international commitments on its plate.Read More →
Under Armour will not win in China – Shaun Rein
High profile sportswear Under Armour’s is trying to its new Curry Two shoes also in China, but business analyst Shaun Rein believes the company faces severe barriers on the way to the Chinese market, he tells Afro.com.Read More →
Traditional Chinese medicine in modern times – Ian Johnson interviews Paul U. Unschuld
The debate on the clash between traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine continues after Tu Youyou obtained as the first Chinese the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Journalist Ian Johnson interviews for the New York Times the eminent expert Paul U.Unschuld on the position of Chinese Traditional Medicine in today´s China.Read More →
The end of brick-and-mortar in China – Shaun Rein
The world outside China hardly realizes how fast e-commerce is changing the country. “Brick-and-mortar is basically dead, unless you have something special to offer,” says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein , author of The End of Copycat China in the South China Morning Post. The rest of the world will follow.Read More →
Traditional medicine is not so happy with the Nobel prize – Ian Johnson
China´s traditional medicine suddenly got into the limelight as Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. But the experts in traditional medicine had very mixed feelings, writes journalist Ian Johnson for the New York Times. Tu might have her roots in traditional medicine, but the Nobel Prize certainly did not honor that work.Read More →
What if Facebook returns to China? – Shaun Rein
President Xi Jinping might have refused to provide a name for the unborn child of Facebook´s Mark Zuckerberg, it does not seem that his company is fully excluded from a return to China. Business analyst Shaun Rein explains what such a move might need in AsiaOne.Read More →
New Chinese spy satellites focus on US carriers – Wendell Minnick
China will be launching soon new spy satellites that will help the country to keep a close eye at US carriers, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News. Since the 1996 Taiwan Strait missile crisis, China has been investing in better ways to watch the US military.Read More →
TPP will not stop China – Arthur Kroeber
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the largest trade accord in history is a big deal, agrees economist Arthur Kroeber in a discussion at ChinaFile. But he does not this TPP will help as a tool to stem China´s influence in the region, one of its targets.Read More →
China moves cheap to Africa – Howard French
China is moving part of its manufacturing to Africa, because labor in China has become too expensive, or production is too polluting, says Howard French, author of China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa, in The Herald. This is potentially a great opportunity for Africa.Read More →
Invest now in commodities – Shaun Rein
Business analyst Shaun Rein does not support the current bearish mood on China´s economy, he tells MoneyControl. There are weaknesses, but economic growth for Q4 will be at or close to 7 percent, he says. And weaknesses offer opportunities, if you have a strong stomach.Read More →
Why the Tobin tax is a bad idea for China – Sara Hsu
A high PBOC official has speculated about using the Tobin tax, a fee on capital flows, to discourage short-term speculation. Financial analyst Sara Hsu explains why the Tobin tax would be a bad idea for China in the Diplomat.Read More →