US trade deficit via Wikipedia Economists and China analysts all too easy link the trade deficit between China and the US with the loss of jobs in the USA. Wrong, says economic analyst Arthur Kroeber in the Wall Street Journal. “By the logic of their argument, any country that runsRead More →
China’s one-year old stock exchange ChiNext – comparable with Nasdaq – might not have brought many investors high returns, writes Bloomberg, but has according to Rupert Hoogewerf, composer of the Hurun rich list, increased the wealth and raised the number of billionaires. The creation of ChiNext helped sparkRead More →
Image via Wikipedia Depending on how you look at the figures, retail grew up to 20 percent in China, retail analyst Paul French tells Forbes and compares the fate of foreign retailers like Gap force domestic competition from the Trinity Group and China Lilang. Paul French in Forbes: Take aRead More →
Beijing today via Wikipedia The famous Hurun rich list, compiled by Rupert Hoogewerf, is offering private plane flights as awards for the wealthy entrepreneurs. China’s rich still need some encouragement to rent a private plane. Prices will be handed out during a ceremony coming weekend in Beijing, Hoogewerf told Xinhua. “We’dRead More →
Wendell Minnck via Flickr The surprise move by Taiwan to defer two advanced weapon systems from the US is going to hurt its ties with its American allies, says Wendell Minnick in a comment for Reuters. “It’s going to hurt (Taiwan) in Washington to fight for these systems and thenRead More →
Zhu Rongji via Wikipedia About these and other questions posed to the China Speakers Bureau, you can read in our October newsletter here Related articles Joan Turley joins China Speakers Bureau (chinaherald.net) Taiwan rocket story ´political´ – Wendell Minnick (chinaherald.net) China needs structural changes – Arthur Kroeber (chinaherald.net) Helen WangRead More →
Taiwan via Wikipedia Director General Tsai De-sheng of the Taiwanese National Security Bureau said this week that the number of rockets pointing at the island from China have risen to 1,400, but defense specialist Wendell Minnick is not convinced by the story, he tells Japanese media. Wendell Minnick, Asia bureau chiefRead More →
Image by Getty Images via @daylife It took them a while, but luxury brands are becoming better in targeting the Chinese consumer, especially the young women, says Shaun Rein in CNN. One of the side effects: more work for Chinese models. “People are savvy now, they dress to impress,” saidRead More →
Hurun by Fantake via Flickr It’s October and it might not come as a surprise that Rupert Hoogewerf or Hurun has appeared as the largest mover in our most-sought speaker at the China Speakers Bureau. This years’ Hurun rich list attracted much attention, as it showed how Chinese women areRead More →
Hurun by Fantake via Flickr Chinese women and retailers might be doing well on the Hurun rich list, compiled by Rupert Hoogewerf, but real estates tycoon saw their wealth shrink by 25 percent, writes the People’s Daily and attributes this to successful government efforts to cool down the industry. TheRead More →
Arthur Kroeber by Fantake via Flickr The real or imaginary boycott on rare earth export to Japan has kept many politicians, diplomats and media busy. But according to economic analyst Arthur Kroeber the issue is not what it seems, he tells Marktplace at Public Radio. China cannot win that battle,Read More →
Xi Jinping via Wikipedia After the elevation of Xi Jinping, son of the revolutionary hero Xi Zhongxun, into China’s military comite, analysts try to find out what his agenda is. That is still speculation, says Victor Shih in The Global and Mail. “Xi Jinping was a compromise candidate, a princeling who couldRead More →