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A lot of corporate stress for the next 18 months – Arthur Kroeber
A slowing economy and efforts for introduce structural reforms will most probably work out fine in the long run, tells economist Arthur Kroeber in CSMonitor. But for companies, on a micro level, we will see a lot of stress in the coming 18 months, as easy credit is not longer on the agenda.Read More →
Shift to consumer is still not working – Shaun Rein
China’s government tries to shift its economy from investment-driven to consumer-driven, but the latest figures suggest that push is not yet having the expected results, says business analyst Shaun Rein in the Voice of America.Read More →
Writing in English: gaining political, literally freedom – Zhang Lijia
Why are you mostly writing in English, is a question author Zhang Lijia, a native from Nanjing, often has to answer. In English: “I can be bold and adventurous”, she writes for the English Editing Blog.Read More →
Chinese missiles: little change since 2006, 2009 – Wendell Minnick
China’s missiles, pointing at Taiwan, have been the basis of much military and political tension in the past. But and analysis of the 2013 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat, which contains contributions from key US intelligence agencies, shows mainly a cut-and-paste report, based on old reports, writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick for Defense News.Read More →
Moving up the value chain – Shaun Rein
China will remain a manufacturing base, but will have to move up the value chain, argues author Shaun Rein of The End of Cheap China,
in AsiaPacific in answering three questions. Where will we see most innovation in China?Read More →
Reset needed on Africa reporting – Howard French
Obama’s visit to Africa has made clear reporting needs a reset, former Africa and China correspondent Howard French tells in Amsterdamnews. French is the author of the upcoming book China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa. (May 2014)Read More →
Haier “insanely curious” – Bill Fischer
Haier, China’s famous electronics firm who started already to go global in the 1990s, is “insanely curious”, tells IMD professor Bill Fischer in the Business Spectator. Fischer is the co-author of a new book on innovative strategies Reinventing Giants: How Chinese Global Competitor Haier Has Changed the Way Big Companies Transform.Read More →
Drug price investigation “message to the industry” – Ben Cavender
Scrutinizing foreign firms is nothing new in China, but the recent investigation into drug prices is a clear message to the industry, tells market researcher Ben Cavender to CNN.Read More →
Milk-powder investigation needs to take on domestic firms too – Shaun Rein
The National Development and Reform Commission has started an investigation into three foreign milk-powder producers, Mead Johnson Nutrition, Danone, and Nestlé. But such an investigation only works, if the investigation also tackles domestic firms, writes business analyst Shaun Rein in the Wall Street Journal. Read More →
US have to deal with a different Africa – Howard French
US president Obama took along a larger number of business people on his trip to Africa, in an effort to outbid the Chinese success in the continent. Former China and Africa correspondent Howard French sees a positive sign as the US wants to do ready with Africa, but wonders in an interview with Valley Public Radio whether the US are ready for a different Africa.Read More →
Returning bronzes, a smart PR-move – Shaun Rein
The French luxury goods conglomerate Kering scored a major PR-success by returning two bronze statues, looted by foreign troops from the Beijing Summer Palace in 1860, to China, business analyst Shaun Rein tells in the Washington Post. The bronze heads of a rat and rabbit were given to China’s National Museum in Beijing.Read More →
China not facing a Lehman moment now – Shaun Rein
The central government is actively going after its major state-owned banks for ‘violations’ in its lending policies, indicating concern about the direction of China’s financial system. China is not yet facing a Lehman moment, tells business analyst Shaun Rein the BBC, but action is needed.Read More →