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No big stimulus, despite rising inflation – Shaun Rein
Inflation is up, but business analyst Shaun Rein does not expect the government to push more liquidity into the economy, he tells at Bloomberg TV. The weak domestic demand is troublesome, though, he says: “I have never seen it so bad in my 17 years in China.Read More →
Education, one main reason for rich to leave – Rupert Hoogewerf
Rupert Hoogewerf, founder of the Hurun rich list, was one of the first to signal China´s rich are leaving the country massively. Now he has dived further into the motives, and found that finding good education for their children is one of the most important reasons, he tells in Fortune.Read More →
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Getting in touch with the China Speakers Bureau has never been a real problem. We try to answer email queries typically within 24 hours, even when it might take a bit longer to come with an offer. But Google started to offer on site video calls, making it possible to get in touch with us directly through their hangout service. And we decided to join this experiment.Read More →
The Chinese route into Africa – Howard French
Hao Shengli in Mozambique is one of the characters author Howard French introduces in his latest book China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa. At NPR Howard French explains his migration story.Read More →
China´s wealthy go to exotic places – Rupert Hoogewerf
Classic tourists destinations like France are out for China´s rich, as they focus on more exotic destinations like the Arctic and Africa, reports the Wall Street Journal based on a new report by Rupert Hoogewerf´s Hurun Rich list. Only Switzerland survives in Europe.Read More →
Trust industry is not yet off the hook – Sara Hsu
Dire predictions for the trust industry have not materialized, because of smart interventions by China´s financial authorities. But that does not mean the industry is off the hook, writes financial analyst Sara Hsu in The Diplomat. Danger from the property market will remain till the end of 2014.Read More →
Google block hurts Chinese interests – Shaun Rein
Google services in China have been disrupted for the past ten days and business analyst Shaun Rein explains at Bloomberg TV how foreign and domestic businesses in China face limitations in their global operations. Although in the short run US tech firms suffer most.Read More →
Censored by LinkedIn – Shaun Rein
When LinkedIn gained access to the attractive Chinese market, it had to make sure it would adhere to the country´s laws and regulations, including the censorship. Now, at June 4 we know what that means. Business analyst Shaun Rein tells the Wall Street Journal how he was censored.Read More →
Giving a face to Chinese in Africa – Review
Author Howard French´ latest book China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africais getting raving reviews. Here a few remark by Kerry Brown, Director of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney for Caixin.Read More →
Affordable fashion gives boost to fast brands – Ben Cavender
High-end brands are no longer the only winners in China´s luxury industry, as affordable fashion gets the favor of consumers, and high-costs items are mostly purchased outside China, explains business analyst Ben Cavender in the China Daily.Read More →
Next: China deal on Russian fighters – Wendell Minnick
After the massive gas deal between China and Russia, both countries are now working on a deal on Russian fighters and surface-to-air missiles. But it is not yet a done deal, explains defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News.Read More →
Why did Joe Biden miss China´s sea change innovation? – Shaun Rein
Name me one innovative project coming from China, US vice-president Joe Biden challenged his audience. CNN took up the challenge and lists four major ones. “Biden is playing to an outdated idea of China, says Shaun Rein, author of the upcoming The End of Copycat China: The Rise of Creativity, Innovation, and Individualism in Asia.Read More →