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How can China deal with the anti-Covid protests? – Victor Shih
China’s leaders face unprecedented protest against its rigid anti-covid policy after earlier this week ten deaths in Urumqi were to blame for that. Political analyst Victor Shih sees China’s Communist Party walking on a tight rope, he says in the Hindustan Times.Read More →
Hiding financial data was a bad move – Victor Shih
China’s economy is not doing as well as it used to do, but hiding the financial data during the recent Party Congress was a bad move, says financial analyst Victor Shih, author of Coalitions of the Weak, at ANI. “The very likely reason the numbers were delayed was the State Council leaders were afraid the numbers would detract from the triumphant tone of the party congress,” he added.Read More →
How brands can measure their Single’s Day success – Ashley Dudarenok
China’s annual Single’s Day has been in 2022 relatively lackluster, and Alibaba and JD.com even did not release figures this year. Marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok presents for brands new ways to measure their performance. Four metrics she explains at her vlog for brands to prepare for the next shopping events in this fast-changing consumer market.Read More →
The upside of Xi Jinping’s centralized grip on China – Arthur Kroeber
Many analysts took a negative view of Xi Jinping’s more centralized grip on China’s policies, but leading economist Arthur Kroeber looks at it differently, at least in the short run. Major problems like the zero-covid approach and the downturn of property have already benefited from Xi’s more coherent approach, Kroeber says at the Starr forum at MIT.Read More →
China’s tycoons donate US$14 billion for Xi Jinping’s “common prosperity” – Rupert Hoogewerf
President Xi Jinping pushes the concept of “common prosperity to diminish China’s grasp between the poor and rich. China’s 49 richest tycoons have donated US$14 billion for that purpose, according to the Hurun China Philanthropy List 2022. “The top three on the list each donated around 15 billion yuan and came from internet companies,” says Hurun’s chief researcher Rupert Hoogewerf in AsiaOne.Read More →
Options when the government wants your land back – Mark Schaub
China sees mass development and urbanization at a breathtaking speed. Sometimes local governments want land back from foreign companies for this development. Veteran lawyer Mark Schaub looks at options and strategies when this happens at China chit-chat.Read More →
How Xi Jinping centralized his power, and what it might mean – Victor Shih
China analyst Victor Shih, author of Coalitions of the Weak, discusses with Bill Bishop and Cindy Yu at China Whispers on how the move from collective leadership to a centralized power might change policies in China after the 20th Communist Party Conference including the current line-up of the leadership, zero-covid and Taiwan.Read More →
Number of super-rich drops as economic growth crashes – Rupert Hoogewerf
The shrinking economic growth hits the number of super-rich in China, reports the annual Hurun China rich list, reports Reuters. “This year has seen the biggest fall in the Hurun China Rich List of the last 24 years,” said Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman and chief researcher of research firm Hurun Report which compiles the list.Read More →
High margins for food suppliers during lockdowns – Ben Cavender
Their annual results reveal that food suppliers booked high margins during COVID lockdowns. Pang Pang Xiang (China) Company Ltd was retained by the Shanghai government earlier this year to supply food, and citizens are now shocked by their profits. However, they won’t be able to continue, says Shanghai-based retail analyst Ben Cavender to Reuters.Read More →
How stable will China be under Xi? – Ian Johnson
With more domestic power in the hands of Xi Jinping, many observers expect a more stable China. China analyst Ian Johnson diverts from that line and expects the current stability is a rather superficial one, he tells NBC.Read More →
How tech is shaping the digital competition between China and the US – Winston Ma
Tech entrepreneur Winston Ma explains how tech is shaping the competition between China and the US, where China is likely to play the key part, despite the current leading role of the US.Read More →
Who is who at China’s new leadership – Victor Shih
Political analyst Victor Shih looks at China’s new leadership after what he calls a “norm-busting” meeting of the Chinese Communist Party, and who is who at the new line up, for CNN. And where are the women leaders and upcoming new top-leaders?Read More →