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China’s road to the Personal Information Protection Law – Mark Schaub
China passed in August 2021 its Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), comparable to Europe’s GDPR. China lawyer Mark Schaub has at his webinar a look back at the road to PIPL. The PIPL will be in force on November 1, 2021.Read More →
Security in Xinjiang: key for China’s Taliban relations – Ian Johnson
A lot of speculations have marred the relations between Afghanistan’s Taliban and the outside world. For China for example the exploitation of rare earths shows up regularly, but China veteran Ian Johnson, a senior fellow at the CFR, explains why security in Xinjiang is key for China’s considerations, he tells in PRI.Read More →
The 996 work culture is not yet fixed – Arnold Ma
China’s central government has tried to fix the country’s toxic work culture, especially banning the “996” — working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week. But China expert Arnold Ma does not believe the workers themselves really want this, he tells Jing Daily.Read More →
What does it need to set up your business in China? – Ashley Dudarenok
Marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok explains what basic requirements you need to set up your business in China. “You need loads of time and money to get started,” she says at her vlog.Read More →
What is happening in China’s education industry – Mark Schaub
China’s authorities have been cracking down on education, tutoring and foreign teachers, scaring foreign firms and teachers. China lawyer Mark Schaub summarizes an earlier webinar under Chatham rules. No reason to panic, he says at his vlog. “It makes completely sense what the government is currently doing. If there is a demand, there will be a way to carry on.”Read More →
Tiktok and the attention economy – Matthew Brennan
Internet expert Matthew Brennan, author of Attention Factory: The Story of Tiktok and China’s Bytedance discusses the role of Tiktok in generating the attention economy, at the launch of his book in India, with Abhijit Bhaduri. Read More →
How the state moves into tech – Shaun Rein
China’s booming tech sector was mainly funded by private and sometimes overseas investors. Those days might be over as the state takes over that funding, with ride-hailing company Didi as a prime example, says business analyst Shaun Rein in Pymnts.Read More →
The pros and cons of warrior diplomacy – Ian Johnson
China and the US have continued their warrior diplomacy, also after US president Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump. CFR-scholar Ian Johnson sees both upsides and downsides in the fierce language both countries use to define their relationship, he tells at ShanghaiEyes.Read More →
Xi’s “common prosperity” is here to stay – Victor Shih
China’s Xi Jinping is framing his new policies as a new way to diminish the gap between poor and rich in China. While under his predecessors’ new policies were a matter of waiting until they would be replaced by the next slogan, Xi’s slogans like those on the “common prosperity” are here to stay, says political analyst Victor Shih in Asia Times.Read More →
What makes livestreaming different in China – Ashley Dudarenok
More than 50 platforms in China offer live streaming as a highly sophisticated tool, say innovation expert Ashley Dudarenok at her vlog. Compared to their counterparts in the West, live streaming in China offers a wide range of tools the reach out to their viewers.Read More →
You do not need to be on all 60+ social media platforms in China – Ashley Dudarenok
Entering the China market means you have to be extremely active on social media, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok, although you do not need to be on all 60+ media platforms, she adds.Read More →
China’s tricky relationship with the Taliban – Ian Johnson
China has been talking informally to the Taliban, but now the Islamic group has taken over neighboring Afghanistan, the situation is more tricky, says CFR-scholar Ian Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao to CNBRead More →