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Most sought-after speakers November 2011
The financial crisis in both Europe and the US is deepening, so it is no wonder that the November top-10 of most sought-after speakers has a few of our financial specialists on top. Both Shaun Rein and Victor Shih have been trying to dispel especially European hopes China could bail their economy out.Read More →
Global brands must go local to win – Shaun Rein
Global brands are focusing increasingly on China’s domestic consumption, but they will lose out if they do not take localization and the wishes of China’s consumers serious, writes business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC. He recalls an international footwear company with sluggish sales in China.Read More →
The eulogy to my Grandma – Zhang Lijia
Celebrity author Zhang Lijia went recently to her home town Nanjing and recalls the found memories of the place where her grandma used to live when she was alive. Her memories and a her eulogy to her grandma at Zhang Lijia’s weblog.Read More →
Ambassador Nicolas Platt endorses “The end of Cheap China” – Shaun Rein
Shaun Rein’s book The End of Cheap China: Economic and Cultural Trends that will Disrupt the World was earlier this week #23 at the Amazon bestseller list for economic books, while you can only pre-order it! A growning number of celebrities endorses the book.Read More →
China should not ease lending too fast – Victor Shih
Dropping inflation, a bumper harvest, falling food prices and other good financial news does not mean China’s financial institutions should leave their policies of tight lending, writes financial analyst Victor Shih in the Financial Times. Read More →
US Congress members fear loss of military secrets – Wendell Minnick
Two members of US Congress have asked for a National Security Review and a Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States review into a new GE joint venture with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), writes defense analyst Wendell Minnick in Defense News.Read More →
Why Louis Vuitton cannot afford to be too popular – Shaun Rein
Being popular in China seems attractive to many luxury products, but – argues retail analyst Shain Rein in CNBC – Louis Vuitton is becoming so popular, it might wipe away its attraction as a luxury asset. What should Louis Vuitton do?Read More →
Useful corruption – Zhang Lijia
Officially corruption is not done, also in China. But a bit of corruption can be very useful, explains author Zhang Lijia on her weblog. For example, when you have to catch the train to Nanjing on 9 a.m. and you do not have the right ticket.Read More →
Report: PLA’s A-team spies on the internet – Wendell Minnick
A new report from the US details the efforts of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to spy online, writes defense specialist Wendell Minnick in Defense News. The Chinese army might be addressing unauthorized cyber attacks, but the focus is still unclear.Read More →
Women holding up half of the sky? – Zhang Lijia
Author Zhang Lijia attended a meeting on the position of women in China at the US embassy in Beijing. At her weblog, she reports about her contribution. Are they holding up half of the sky, as Chairman Mao said?Read More →
Indonesia benefits as wages rise in China – Shaun Rein
Cheap production is shifting to countries like Cambodja and Indonesia, as the Chinese government targets a firm rise of the country’s wages, to improve domestic consumption, notes business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC, returning from a trip to Indonesia.Read More →
Europe split on how to deal with China – Shaun Rein
Europe is hoping to tap into China’s foreign reserves, but at the same time try to keep on talking tough on trade issues. Europe should get its act together before they turn to China, tells Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein in CNBC. And China has become more purdent in bailing out other economies.Read More →