Latest Posts
China’s financial measures: More about stabilization, not stimulus – Arthur Kroeber
China has started to push capital into its sluggish economy, but economists have different opinions on what the government wants to achieve. According to Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, its financial measures are more about stabilizing its economy, not about a full-blown stimulus as it did in the past, he says at the ChinaFile.Read More →
Trends in the 11/11 festival – Ashley Dudarenok
China’s Double 11 consumer festival has kicked off for its longest edition ever with five weeks. Consumption expert Ashley Dudarenok looks at this year’s trends for Campaign Asia. Dudarenok, author and China digital expert predicts that countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea—now part of the “free shipping zone”—will see a sharp rise in new users.Read More →
Customer centricity: key in a competitive market -Ashley Dudarenok
Customer centricity is key in a competitive markets, more than customer friendliness, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok on her weblog. “China’s approach to customer centricity has been transformative, driven by a combination of technological integration and a deep understanding of consumer behavior,” she writes.Read More →
What can a newcomer to Shanghai expect from commerce – Sharon Gai
Paula Macaggi, the founder of OFFBounds, sets off for her first trip to Shanghai and questions e-commerce expert Sharon Gai, the author of Ecommerce Reimagined: Retail and Ecommerce in China on what she can expect on her journey. Key Takeaways: • The super app experience with WeChat • How China’s retail is about content and entertainment • Unique consumer behaviors and retail experiences only found in China • The rise of sustainable consumption in Chinese e-commerce.Read More →
How China leads the world in AI patents – Ashley Dudarenok
Innovation expert Ashley Dudarenok explains how China leads the global competition for AI patents, six times over the US, she tells at TikTok.Read More →
Hurun China rich list loses 30% of its billionaires – Rupert Hoogewerf
The Hurun China rich list published its 2024 results and its chairman Rupert Hoogewerf saw 30 percent of the country’s billionaires disappear, he says on CNBC. “The Hurun China Rich List has shrunk for an unprecedented third year running, as China’s economy and stock markets had a difficult year,” said Rupert Hoogewerf.Read More →
How pilgrimages and the China state relate to each other – Ian Johnson
Islam and Christianity often get a hard time from China’s authorities, while local beliefs, Taoism, and Buddhism enjoy the support of the government. Journalist and researcher Ian Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao, followed local pilgrimages for almost a decade and recently joined the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin to study the relation between those beliefs and the state, he tells in an introduction at the start of his new study.Read More →
China investors should be trading down today – Shaun Rein
While bullish on the Chinese economy in the long run, business analyst Shaun Rein at CNBC says investors should still be trading down today. While the government financial mini-bazooka has revived the equity markets quite well, he adds, it is not enough to get the economy rolling again.Read More →
Why movies in China are doing suprisingly well – Ben Cavender
Consumer spending in China might be in the doldrums, but a remarkable exception is the movie industry, says business analyst Ben Cavender in the Wall Street Journal. Visiting film theaters has become an affordable time out for friends and families of more tight-fisted consumers, he says. The planned expansion of the number of theaters to 5,000 per year shows the industry’s optimism. Also: domestic movies are doing better than the previously popular foreign competitors.Read More →
How AI will move the metaverse forward – Alvin Wang Graylin
Innovations expert Alvin Wang Graylin, global VP of HTC and co-author of Our Next Reality: Preparing for the AI-powered Metaverse explains at the AI Shift podcast how AI is going to push the metaverse forward.Read More →
Consumer spending down under economic pressure – Ashley Dudarenok
China’s consumers spend less on luxury products, especially foreign brands, says marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok at the state-owned China Daily. Only domestic luxury brands are partly escaping that downward trend, she says.Read More →
No structural reform expected for China – Arthur Kroeber
Despite the hope of the international financial community, China is not heading for structural reforms, says leading economist Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, to CNBC. Pushing up demand is not high on the agenda for China’s leadership, he says, and they do not want to push up debts levels to new heights.Read More →