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Chinese, looking for quality and new values – Ian Johnson
A group of tens of million of Chinese are looking for more than only make money, says journalist Ian Johnson. They look for a better quality of life, including organic food, corporate values and good domestic education for their children.Read More →
Ai Weiwei and the role of politics – interview: Ian Johnson
Artist Ai Weiwei and journalist Ian Johnson met in Berlin for a wide-ranging interview after Ai was allowed to leave China again. Ai Weiwei talks about the role of politics in his life, in the New York Review of Books.Read More →
A circuit breaker: a symbolic market tool – Sara Hsu
China´s stock market regulators launched the idea of a circuit breaker, to avoid heavy swings at the markets. The market would be stopped for 30 minutes after an upswing or downswing of more than five percent, at most once a day. Highly symbolic, writes financial analyst Sara Hsu in the Diplomat, and it cannot be a proxy for real reform.Read More →
How the anti-corruption drive hits foreign firms – Ian Johnson
Previous political campaigns in China mostly fizzled out after a few months, but the anti-corruption drive – started by President Xi Jinping is staying. How is this affecting foreign companies? New York Times journalist Ian Johnson explains what has changed in China.Read More →
How do China´s rich spend on charity? – Rupert Hoogewerf
China´s rich are perceived to be stingy when it comes to charity, but they do spend. Rich List Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf published his annual top-100 Philanthropists and explains to Barrons how they spend their givings. Jack Ma again keeps the top position.Read More →
Cheating on funding, China´s startup warfare – William Bao Bean
Eyebrows were raised when China’s food delivery service Ele.me last week announced it raised funds worth US$630 million, while in reality it was less than US$400 million. Startup expert William Bao Bean was not amazed. China´s startups are very competitive, and cheating on figures is part of that, he told VentureBeat.Read More →
Xi showed he is in charge – Wendell Minnick
If the big military parade in Beijing proved one thing, it is Xi Jinping is firmly in charge, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News. “Instead of party members, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Xi.”Read More →
What the US Navy can learn from the Beijing parade – Wendell Minnick
Apart from showing grandeur, the huge Beijing parade showcased also a large amount of new weaponry. Defense analyst Wendell Minnick saw some new features that should certainly get the attention of the US Navy, he writes in Defense News, 20 years after the Taiwan Strait Missile Crisis.Read More →
China´s troublesome transition into a new economy – Arthur Kroeber
While the word ´recession´ is seldom used in China, many industries and region are facing rough times, now the country´s economy is in the middle of a transition into a new economy, tells economist Arthur Kroeber at NPR.Read More →
Trouble at China´s labor market – Victor Shih
Graduates have this year a hard time to find good jobs, even in a labor market that shows huge shortages in other parts. High quality jobs are hard to get in China, tells associate professor Victor Shih in the New York Times.Read More →
Why Chinese find Sydney property cheap – Shaun Rein
The observation might be shocking for Australians, but many Chinese find Sydney real estate cheap. Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein explains why in the Daily Reckoning. Read More →
Crisis has little effect on startups – William Bao Bean
The recent downturn in the financial markets is not going to have too much impact on the booming scene of startups in China, says ChinaAccelerator managing director William Bao Bean in the Business Standard. Although the second half of 2015 would have been anyway tougher.Read More →