Image by Getty Images via @daylife Is there a bubble in China waiting to burst, for example in real estate? No, says Shaun Rein to Andy Xie in a debate at CNBC. Xie argued that real estate prices in China were overvalued 100 percent. Wrong says Rein. “Our research showRead More →

Wendell Minnick via Flickr Eight Republican senators have taken on China’s electronic firm Huawei, the alter ego of the US giant Cisco. The eight accuse Huawei in a letter of US departments of having ties with Iran, the Taliban and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), writes Wendell Minnick in DefenseRead More →

Paul French by Fantake via Flickr Some remarkable changes in our monthly top-10 of most-sought speakers. While most of the listed speakers hold on to their position in the list, Paul French has entered the triumvirate of top-3 speakers at number 2, clearly a success related to his latest book FatRead More →

Image via Wikipedia Apple’s iPad has arrived today in China and, says Shaun Rein in the Wall Street Journal, that is a smart move of the US company, as customers are waiting eagerly. Shaun Rein, managing director of China Market Research Group, says the iPad could give Apple a boost.Read More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr One of the root causes for corruption in China is that government officials, doctors and others get a very low pay. Shaun Rein describes in Forbes why the idea of ending up in a Chinese hospital sometimes keeps him awake at night: Why isRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Higher education in China is lagging behind, forcing 25 percent of its graduates to stay unemployed, while companies have a hard time to find qualified employees to deal with its economic growth, writes Shaun Rein today in Forbes. One of the country’s more seriousRead More →

Kaiser Kuo Fantake via Flickr China’s companies have mostly been seen as intelligent copy-cats of their Western competitors at best, certainly no innovators. China’s largest search engine Baidu.com proves it can be a game-changer, says its director international communication Kaiser Kuo in an interview with Inventorspot. Baidu opened up for thirdRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Many observers wrongly assume Chinese want to be middle class, like the Americans once were. They are wrong, explains Shaun Rein in the Wall Street Journal. Chinese want to be rich. While investment by global brands has traditionally been highest in Tier 1 cities,Read More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Is there a bubble in China’s real estate. Yes says independent analyst Andy Xie, but our Shaun Rein takes on that assumption. When 60 percent of the apartments in Beijing are paid for in cash, there is no bubble, he tells CNBC. Both opponentsRead More →

Changing families values Chinese women are becoming a new force in domestic consumption as they command half of the household budget, writes Newsweek, who tapped into the brains of Tom Doctoroff, Shaun Rein and Paul French, all speakers for the China Speakers Bureau. Shaun Rein on the figures: For WesternRead More →

Wendel Minnick by Fantake via Flickr In a move that is likely going to upset China, the US has send radar upgrades to Taiwan for its Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), writes Wendell Minnick in Defense News. The announcement came during a two-day tri-service military exercise in southern Taiwan from Aug. 24-25. Read More →