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What Chinese want – The Atlantic Review
Why the Chinese will not become like the Americans, explains China advertising expert Tom Doctoroff in his latest book “What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism and China’s Modern Consumer”. The Atlantic summerizes one of his key viewpoints.Read More →
In China young billionaires earn their money, few inherit – Rupert Hoogewerf
Young billionaires worldwide tend to inherit their capital, but not in China. In China very few of the rich inherit their wealth, tells Rupert Hoogewerf of Hurun of the China Rich List in the Shanghai Daily.Read More →
Gaining personal freedom in a caged country – Zhang Lijia
During her last-week speech at TedxMongkok in Hong Kong author Zhang Lijia described the differences in personal freedom from the time she worked in the rocket-factory in Nanjing and how in Beijing. A growing freedom in a cage, summarized on her weblog.Read More →
Paul French’s next books
Every successful author needs to have his next book ready before the previous book is out. Celebrity author Paul French of Midnight in Peking has two in the making, while he is touring to promote his latest book, he tells The Scotsman. Read More →
China offers Africa more leverage – Howard French
Former colonial powers have been anxiously watching how China has been entering Africa. While it is too early to give a final verdict, former foreign correspondent in Africa and China Howard French sees more positive than negative effects, he tells in AllAfrica.Read More →
Zhang Lijia on China’s political reforms – Hangout-on-air
The famous author Zhang Lijia discussed earlier this week in the New York Times the prospect – of better the lack thereof – of political reform in China. In Google+ Hangout-on-air we will discuss early next week why she does not think the upcoming leadership is ready for that task.Read More →
Income inequality, China’s real curse – Arthur Kroeber
Not a dropping growth is China’s problem, as some economists predict, but income equality is hurting and might offer one of the country’s real challenges, argues economist Arthur Kroeber in Foreign Policy. Read More →
Why China bought American movie theaters – Shaun Rein
Wanda’s purchase of AMC Theathers raised more than a few eyebrows in the US? Is China buying a backdoor to execute its soft power? Business analyst and author Shaun Rein explains in Foreign Policy what is behind this and other high-profile corporate purchase by Chinese companies.Read More →
Are China’s new leaders ready for political reforms? – Zhang Lijia
Ruling Prime Minister Wen Jiabao warned a few months ago the country needs real political reforms to avoid another Cultural Revolution. Is China’s upcoming leadership ready for that tasks? Author and celebrity Zhang Lijia writes in the New York Times she has her doubts.Read More →
Top-10 most-read stories in May 2012
We noted already in April the storm of news coming over us, May has not been different. The fall out of the Bo Xilai case, a anti-foreigner drive in Beijing, bringing CCTV anchor Yang Rui in the limelight. And two of our speakers, Shaun Rein and Tom Doctoroff are in the middle of the promotion campaign of what promises to be two bestsellers on China.Read More →
Meet our China speakers
Tricia Wang, Ben Cavender and Zhang Lijia are among the first group of speakers at the China Speakers Bureau who are going to attend our new online interview show, using Google+ Hangouts-on-air. And you can participate.Read More →
Chinese consumers go for real, not fake – Shaun Rein
Until not so long ago China’s domestic consumer market was dominated by fake products. But the sentiment has changed at the consumers go for real, tells author Shaun Rein of “The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that Will Disrupt the World” in the Shanghai Daily.Read More →