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The history of Chen Guangcheng – Zhang Lijia
Author Zhang Lijia was one of the first who helped to write stories about the blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng for Western media. Like the story in 2002 for Newsweek, reposted on her weblog. “We have to fight for our rights ourselves.” Read More →
The opportunities of “The End of Cheap China” – Shaun Rein
The changes described in business analyst Shaun Rein’s bestseller ‘The End of Cheap China”, offers not only challenges, but also opportunities, writes Seeking Alpha in a review of the book.Read More →
Did Paul French solve a 75-year old murder? – Time review
Time reviews author Paul French’s successful “Midnight in Peking” and suggests the author has solved a 75-year old gruesome murder.Read More →
Rising wages will disrupt supply chains – Shaun Rein
Rising wages in China will disrupt supply chains and consumer habits worldwide, tells business analyst Shaun Rein, author of “The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that will Disrupt the World” in IFW.Read More →
Becoming a speaker at the China Speakers Bureau?
We have developed a set of stringent criteria, so we can save time, our time and your time, and the time of potential clients. What are the basic barriers for entering the China Speakers Bureau as a speaker?Read More →
Top-5 stories for April 2012
April had no shortage of news, and fortunately, our monthly top-5 of most-read stories at the China Speakers Bureau mirror those current affairs very well. Not only Bo Xilai made it into our top-5, but also Zhang Lijia’s appeal to repeal the death penalty for business women Wu YingRead More →
Apple still lagging in China – Shaun Rein
Apple might be doing well in the China market, they could do better, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in Bloomberg. Apple is losing ground to the competition, because they focus better on the Chinese consumer.Read More →
Has China a viable middle class? – The debate
No says Shaun Rein in Bloomberg, it might take at least another ten years before China’s middle class earns enough, and he advises clients to focus on premium products for the rich. Yes, says Helen Wang in CNN, since China is cheap enough. What do you think? Fill in our poll.Read More →
The End of Cheap China – USA Today review
New reviews of Shaun Rein’s “The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that will Disrupt the World” keep on appearing. Earlier in the week, the Wall Street Journal, yesterday USA Today.Read More →
Chongqing’s wealth based on sky-high debts – Victor Shih
Disposed Chongqing leader Bo Xilai might have left behind a more prosperous city, that wealth comes at a price, as Chongqing’s debts are far higher than China’s average of already high liabilities, tells financial expert Victor Shih in the Wall Street Journal.Read More →
Midnight in Peking – review
Paul French’s bestseller “Midnight in Peking” was already much praised, and got now also a raving review in the Wall Street Journal.
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Jiang Zemin joins leadership transition – Victor Shih
Former president and party leader Jiang Zemin has made appearances last week, joining the mayhem surrounding China’s leadership transition, later this year. Political analyst Victor Shih gives his take in this article for Bloomberg.Read More →