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China cannot afford to disconnect from the global economy – Arthur Kroeber
China is trying to find a way out of the irrational Trump policies, as the G20 convenes in Japan. Key is that China cannot afford to lose support from the international business community and the global economy, says economist Arthur Kroeber to the New York Times.Read More →
Getting a trade deal that helps both sides might be impossible – Arthur Kroeber
Observers watch the proceedings at the G20 in Japan as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will try to hammer out a kind of trade deal. But getting a deal that makes both sides happy is virtually impossible, says economist Arthur Kroeber in the South China Morning Post.Read More →
How prostitution came on my radar – Zhang Lijia
Author Zhang Lijia tells in The Millions how she became interested in prostitution in China, after discovering her grandma was a ‘working girl’. It took years to write her bestselling novel Lotus: A Novel.Read More →
Trump plays political games by accusing China banks to break North-Korea sanctions – Shaun Rein
US president Donald Trump fired another salvo in the trade war on the story three major Chinese banks participated in breaking the sanctions on North-Korea. A part of Trump’s political game, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein in the South China Morning Post.Read More →
Reforms are key for China’s rise as a superpower – Sara Hsu
Reforms are key for China to perform in terms of economic growth and developing into a superpower, says financial analyst Sara Hsu to ABC. The Belt and Road Initiative offers great prospects for the future, but still has to prove it is working, she adds.Read More →
Why selling China stocks now would be stupid – Jim Rogers
China stocks show some volatility right now, but superinvestor Jim Rogers is not going to sell his shares in the Chinese economy now, he tells. China stocks might have been overpriced, but there was certainly no bubble, he adds. Jim Rogers is a speaker at the China Speakers Bureau. DoRead More →
Marching on in China: influencer marketing – Ashley Dudarenok
Influencers are key for marketing, says China marketeer Ashley Dudarenok. Platforms might change when time moves on, influencers are here to stay, she adds in Forbes. ” In 2019 you can’t market in China without investing 20-70% of your marketing budget into influencers,” she says.Read More →
How digital change hits purchases in China – Jim Rogers
Investor Jim Rogers tried to buy an ice-cream in Beijing but discovered you cannot buy it for money, you need a mobile. Alibaba and Tencent have become giant technology firms that have changed day-to-day life.Read More →
Western marketeers fail to connect with China consumers – Ashley Dudarenok
Western marketers rely on stereotypes of the Chinese consumers, rather than connecting with them, says China marketeer Ashley Dudarenok in the Holmes Report. “the relatively sudden rise of the Chinese consumer, has given rise to a number of stereotypes,” she adds.Read More →
Working 996: it’s complicated – William Bao Bean
Workers in China’s tech industry have been fighting the long work hours they make, the 996 – nine to nine working, six days a week. It’s difficult, admits William Bao Bean, managing director of startup accelerators Chinaccelerator and MOX, in the Asia Nikkei. The art for leaders at startups is motivating their teams.Read More →
Using rare earths in trade war might hurt China most – Sara Hsu
China is the largest producer of rare earths for the high-tech industry, so using that position in the trade war with the US pops up regularly. But that weapon might hurt China more, warns financial analyst Sara Hsu in China US Focus.Read More →
Fighting fake followers: hard to do – Ashley Dudarenok
Your number of followers might be an important metric for popularity, but figuring out who are fake or not is tough, in China, even more than elsewhere, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok. And at Weibo the problem is even tougher, she tells at Abacus News.Read More →