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China’s weapon industry advances internationally – Wendell Minnick
New international deals for the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) were some of the surprises military expert Wendell Minnick discovered at the Zhuhai ninth biennial China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, he writes in Defense News.Read More →
No dramatic changes ahead – Zhang Lijia
Despite the big power transition show going on in Beijing, and much talk about needed reforms, author Zhang Lijia tells CNN she is not expected huge changes to take place very fast, although the internet is putting pressure on the decision making process.Read More →
How China’s middle class differs from the American one – Shaun Rein
Much of the speculation on China’s economic and also political future focuses on the emergence of a middle class. But whatever you call “middle class” in China, is very different from the middle class in the US, warns business analyst Shaun Rein in CNN. In China everybody wants to be rich.Read More →
Is Xi Jinping ready for real change? – Zhang Lijia
More than ten years ago China needs real change, writes author Zhang Lijia in The Guardian. But it is far from clear whether the new leader Xi Jinping can deliver that change, even if its hurt interests of friends and family?Read More →
China will again defy our expectations – Arthur Kroeber
Economic analyst and acknowledged China bull Arthur Kroeber puts his record straight as he looks at the country’s future in NPR’s Marketplace. “China will continue to defy expectations.”Read More →
Hope for a more constructive second Obama term – Shaun Rein
Relations between China and the US have not been as constructive as many hoped after Barack Obama’s election as US president four years ago. Business analyst Shaun Rein tells in CNN he hopes the second term will be better.Read More →
The high pressure on China’s single children – Paul French
The fast rise in prosperity and high expectation might life for the generation of single children tough, very tough, with increasing daily pressure, tells China veteran Paul French in the Telegraph.Read More →
On yelling at international teams – Shaun Rein
Business analyst Shaun Rein shares his insights on doing business in China, with Nicholas McDonald. One example: why it is fine to yell at your American colleagues, but not at the Chinese staff. Read More →
Will China become a consumer paradise? – Paul French
China’s government is trying to change its economy from export and investment oriented into a consumer nirvana. Unfortunately, writes retail analyst Paul French in Channel4, corruption and inflation hinder that policy greatly. What will the upcoming CCP-congress bring?Read More →
Starbucks: a symbol of wealth – Paul French
In China Starbucks is not a place where you only fetch coffee, it is a symbol you have made it, as a person, and as a city where the global chain sets up shop, tells retail analyst Paul French in Adage. Read More →
Preparing two books on China prostitution – Zhang Lijia
Celebrity author Zhang Lijia is preparing two books on prostitution in China, one fiction, the other non-fiction. An arduous task, she explains in WildChina.com.Read More →
Shanghai uses new policies for foreign investments – Mark Schaub
Shanghai has tried to lure headquarters of foreign multinationals for decades, but a recent policy change might just help the city to do this just a bit more effective, explains Shanghai-based lawyer Mark Schaub in IFLR.Read More →