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China’s fast-track for self-driving startups – Mark Schaub
China’s automotive industry has traditionally taken a backseat compared to global competitors, but is planning a major overtake when it comes to pushing startups on self-driving, says China lawyer Mark Schaub in the Asia Nikkei. “In China, if you always wait till the law comes into effect, you are six months to a year behind what the regulators are saying,” Schaub said.Read More →
US-China relations and journalism – Ian Johnson
Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Ian Johnson discusses the relations between China and the US, journalism, and much more in his speech and Q&A at the CSUSB Modern China Lecture Series.Read More →
How to start your marketing in China – Ashley Dudarenok
China’s economy is booming post-corona, while much of the rest of the world is still suffering. Marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok explains how foreign companies can start their marketing in China to tap into the current opportunities in Marketing Freaks.Read More →
How KFC and McDonald’s conquered China’s consumers – Ashley Dudarenok
In the early days, KFC and McDonald’s tried to conquer China’s consumers with a standard US menu. Now diversification and localization have become a key feature in the success of both fast-food chains, although the road has not been without bumps, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok to the Panda Daily.Read More →
Sovereign wealth funds will change the digital economy – Winston Ma
Traditionally conservative sovereign wealth funds are a wrongfully ignored player at developing the digital economy, says financial analyst Winston Ma, author of The Digital War: How China’s Tech Power Shapes the Future of AI, Blockchain and Cyberspace, at the Investment Magazine.Read More →
Why China’s state capitalism is not breaking down – Arthur Kroeber
Leading economist Arthur Kroeber sees state capitalism in China not collapsing and certainly not going downhill as Japan’s economy did in the past. He addresses a panel at CSIS Online on how the world can face the second-largest economy.Read More →
Bytedance will be larger than Facebook – Matthew Brennan
Internet watcher Matthew Brennan, author of Attention Factory: The Story of TikTok and China’s ByteDance dives into the background of Bytedance, the mother company of Tiktok, and explains why the Chinese company will outflank Facebook in the near future.Read More →
Why China’s birthrate is dropping – Zhang Lijia
China’s government tries to raise the number of newborns to offset an aging population, but the latest demographics show Chinese do not follow that lead as the country’s birthrate is dropping. People choose to make a different choice, explains social commentator Zhang Lijia in the Guardian. “And society has become more tolerant.”Read More →
Why factories might outperform in China’s 2021 New Year – Shaun Rein
Typically, China’s economy comes to a standstill during the annual Chinese New Year, but not in 2021, explains business analyst Shaun Rein to CNBCTV. GovermentalCovid-19 restrictions make it tough for migrant workers to return home, and double salaries at the factories might encourage them to continue working during the festival. Other industries like travel and leisure might suffer, though.Read More →
China new digital war – Winston Ma
China’s digital war with the US has entered a new phase with the successful IPO of short-video giant Kuaishou at the Hong Kong stock market, says Winston Ma, author of The Digital War: How China’s Tech Power Shapes the Future of AI, Blockchain and Cyberspace, to Bloomberg.Read More →
How luxury brands can survive in China in 2021 – Ashley Dudarenok
China marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok looks at how luxury brands can survive in China in 2021 at her vlog. “We are building the future in China,” she says about her work as a bridge between Chinese consumers and brands with global aspirations.Read More →
First generation private companies in need of digitalization – Winston Ma
The aging founders of the first-generation modern companies in China are trying to survive their first generational switch and private equity funds try to help them digitize their operations to move on, says Winston Ma, adjunct professor at New York University School of Law and former managing director of the sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation (CIC) in the Global Finance Magazine.Read More →