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Why China’s authors do not reach Western bookshelves – Ian Johnson
During the Cold War, authors from Eastern Europe and Russia belonged to household names among Western elites, but today translations of their Chinese counterparts failed to make it to Western bookshelves, says Ian Johnson, author of Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future. One of the reasons is the changed commercial business models of publishing houses, he says in an extensive interview in China Law & Policies.Read More →
China: Not yet fully cashless – Sara Hsu
Cashless payments have become mainstream in China, but cash is still valuable and the government supports cash payments, says financial expert Sara Hsu, an associate professor at the University of Tennessee, specializing in supply chain management in the Guardian. A “[recent] directive pushes China’s policy of inclusive finance further to ensure that both elderly Chinese and foreigners can participate in economic transactions,” says Hsu.Read More →
How we will interact on the internet in the future – Alvin Wang Graylin
AI and metaverse expert Alvin Wang Graylin, co-author of Our Next Reality: Preparing for the AI-powered Metaverse, explains at The Polys 4th Annual WebXR Awards how the upcoming changes at the metaverse will change the way we will unleash the potential to discover talents on the internet and how we will interact.Read More →
What companies can learn from e-commerce in China – Sharon Gai
AI and e-commerce expert Sharon Gai discusses what companies can learn from their competitors in China at a conference in Europe. China explained for non-Chinese marketeers.Read More →
Why Tesla is losing in China, and potentially the rest of the world – Shaun Rein
Tesla is losing its China market in the competition with its Chinese competitor. It might lose the rest of the world unless foreign protectionism saves the American car, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein at CNBC. Nobody can beat China when it comes to price wars, he adds, and Chinese manufacturers will dominate the market in five to ten years, he adds.Read More →
Preparing for our next reality – Alvin Wang Graylin
Action is needed to prepare for our next reality now AI and XR technologies mature, argues Alvin Wang Graylin at the introduction of his book Our Next Reality: Preparing for the AI-powered Metaverse at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab.Read More →
China consumers buy big on credit cards – Shaun Rein
Days are gone when Chinese consumers carried large plastic bags of cash to pay for houses, cars, international trips, and other big-ticket purchases. Credit cards are big among especially younger consumers, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein at the WSJ.Read More →
China consumer sentiment: modest improvement noted – Ben Cavender
After a lackluster start of 2024, consumer expert Ben Cavender sees a modest improvement in consumer sentiment in China, he tells Reuters. He said some companies were thinking about how to grow their business in China again after years of holding off on investing, which was helping sentiment to improve.Read More →
Why the US keeps up economic pressure on China – Shaun Rein
The USA is dealing with huge problems and cannot afford to challenge China directly, but decided to stabilize the relations between both countries, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein to CNBC-TV18. But the USA is for sure keeping economic pressure going, he adds.Read More →
Shaun Rein’s new book “The Split” ready for pre-order
Bestseller author Shaun Rein’s post-pandemic book on US-China relations, “The Split: How US-China Conflict is Changing China’s Economy and Consumer Behaviour” is ready for pre-order and will appear in early September 2024.Read More →
Analyzing the China-US relations – Victor Shih
Political analyst Victor Shih breaks down the relations between China, the US, and the rest of the world in a discussion from the Chevron Auditorium in the I-House on “China-US Futures: Pathways to Peaceful Coexistence”. Key takeaways: many problems perceived by American politicians with China are not as bad as they try to let us believe.Read More →
China’s luxury market: changing in a shrinking economy – Rupert Hoogewerf
China’s economy is facing rough weather, but while the luxury market has its problems, some segments are doing better than ever, says Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report Chairman and Chief Researcher at the Hurun Report. And more important, the happiness of China’s high net worth individuals is increasing he adds at the 20th anniversary of the Hurun Best of the Best Awards.Read More →