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Consumer confidence remains low, even with massive festival support – Shaun Rein
China’s consumer confidence remains low, even when its largest e-commerce platforms offer massive support, says business analyst Shaun Rein at the Hill. Rein said that consumers were less likely to spend more during 618 as merchants had already been discounting heavily for years because of the pandemic, and deals were not that much better compared to previous months.Read More →
Available: The Golden Age of expat executives in China, by Gabor Holch
In the summer of 2023, Gabor Holch, intercultural leadership coach, consultant, speaker, and author published his latest book, Dragon Suit: The Golden Age of Expatriate Executives In China, Read More →
Looking at Blinken’s Beijing visit – Ian Johnson
Political analyst and senior fellow at the Council of Foreign Relations Ian Johnson gives a fast overview of the issues ahead of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visit to Beijing, including the US-China relations, Cuba, Ukraine, Taiwan, and more for CBS News.Read More →
Continued goverment support for economy expected – Ben Cavender
China’s central government surprised this week by supporting its economy by a string of measures including cutting interest rates. Financial analyst Ben Cavender expects more action in the coming months, but meanwhile, foreign investors get jibberish and that might offer great opportunities for other economies like India, he adds at CNBC-TV18.Read More →
Marketing will be back on track in 2024, not 2023 – Ashley Dudarenok
Economic recovery in China has been modest since the country emerged from the Zero-Covid crisis, and marketing will only be on track in 2024, rather than 2023, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok at CNBC. Read More →
China cruise industry: what are its perspectives – Ashley Dudarenok
China launched its first homemade cruise ship, as this part of the tourist industry struggles to stay afloat. But consumption expert Ashley Dudarenok sees a bright future for cruises from China, as this industry is still in its infancy in a country where many look for alternatives, she tells at state-owned broadcaster CGTN.Read More →
Young entrepreneurs should dream bigger – Rupert Hoogewerf
Young entrepreneurs should dream bigger, says Hurun chairman Rupert Hoogewerf, publisher of the Hurun China Rich List, based on his talks with many rich in China.Read More →
Taiwans Forbidden City treasures under geopolitical pressure – Ian Johnson
Former Beijing correspondent Ian Johnson looks at the treasure of the Forbidden City, now in Taipei’s National Palace Museum, and how China changed its view over de past decades on those thefts, now almost 75 years ago, under current geopolitical tension, for the Art Newspaper.Read More →
Fifteen years of innovation and marketing in China – Ashley Dudarenok
Andrew Gaule discusses with marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok how China leapfrogged over the past 15 years in innovation and marketing, leaving many of the Western competitors behind, often forcing them to leave China.Read More →
5 Tactics for AI and virtual branding – Ashley Dudarenok
Marketing veteran Ashley Dudarenok dives into the tactics for branding in China, using AI and virtual technology. Those technologies define increasingly the success of brands in China, she explains in the Jing Daily.Read More →
How the China dissident scene changed – Ian Johnson
China veteran Ian Johnson, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations(CFR), looks at how the groups of China dissents abroad, have dramatically changed since the Tiananmen Square crackdown, on the CFR-blog. “Long known for being riven by personality disputes and having little impact back in China, overseas activists now seem more united and more plugged into China than before.” he writes.Read More →
Economy: improving, but not on track – Shaun Rein
Business analyst Shaun Rein comments on the disappointing figures from Alibaba for CNA. “The economy is improving, but certainly not on track,” he says. While the consumers might be traveling more compared to 2019, they are certainly spending less, as their confidence is low, Rein adds.Read More →