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Xi Jinping: soft or tough? – Zhang Lijia
President Xi Jinping certainly has a good PR guy, jokes author Zhang Lijia, while she is interviewed about China´s powerful leader, in front of the food shop where he showed up a few months ago to buy his own food.Read More →
Interest rate liberalization: a critical change – Sara Hsu
Among the range of reform plans set off by president Xi Jinping the liberalization of interest rates is a critical one, writes financial expert Sara Hsu in the Diplomat. It will move China closer to a market-oriented economy.Read More →
How to pick a great speaker: introduction (1)
Introduction One day your company, organization or government department has an uncommon challenge: to find a professional speaker. That might actually be the reason you came to our site in the first place. We are in business since August 2009 and since then we have been learning much and fast.Read More →
Reformers: back in charge – Arthur Kroeber
President Xi Jinping is China´s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, argues China analyst Arthur Kroeber for the Brookings Institute. His conclusion after a solid analysis: reformers are back in charge but concerns remain.Read More →
One default, but not yet a solution for China´s financial stability – Sara Hsu
The default of the Chaori Corporate Bond might signal a change in China´s approach of shadow banking, more structural measures are needed to guarantee the country´s financial stability, writes financial expert Sara Hsu in The Diplomat.Read More →
Japan documents intrusion by Chinese military aircraft – Wendell Minnick
The Japanese ministry of defense (MoD) has launched a website documenting intrusions by Chinese military aircraft in the East China Sea, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News. China´s activities have increased rapidly, the website says.Read More →
Why setting a growth target is wrong – Shaun Rein
Premier Li Keqiang announced a 7.5% growth target for the GDP. Not a good idea, since it might be hard to achieve, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at BloombergTV. The economy is very weak, consumer confidence is low, and pushing infrastructure might cause more pollution.Read More →
31 Billionaires gather for NPC – Rupert Hoogewerf
Wednesday the annual National People Congress (NPC) gathers in Beijing, and among them 31 billionaires, according to the Hurun Rich List founded by Rupert Hoogewerf in the Hong Kong Standard. The NPC count close to 3,000 delegates.Read More →
Pepsi beats Coke at Shanghai Disney – Ben Cavender
PepsiCo has beaten Coca-Cola as the only coke supplier at the Shanghai Disney park, breaking a decades old alliance between Disney and Coca-Cola. The question is now whether Pepsi can leverage the tie-up outside the resort, says retail analyst Ben Cavender to Reuters.Read More →
Real estate main money maker for China´s rich – Rupert Hoogewerf
China´s central government tries to cool down the real estate sector, but the industry keeps on growing. For China´s rich real estate remains the most important money-makes concludes Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf, according to news agency Reuters, in this week´s annual Global Rich List.Read More →
China second on global rich list – Rupert Hoogewerf
China is second in the number of billionaires, only after the United States, according to the Hurun Global Rich List, published on Tuesday. Especially Chinese entrepreneurs are shooting up fast, tells Hurun founder Rupert Hoogewerf in the China Daily.Read More →