A star-studded Chinese TV drama delving into workplace sexual harassment titled Imperfect Victim recently ended but the debate it triggered rages on. Journalist and social commentator Zhang Lijia dives into the debate for the South China Morning Post.Read More →
Confidence among consumers and investors is still low, but Shanghai-based analyst Shaun Rein sees some light at the end of the tunnel. Liquidity is not a problem, but both consumers and investors are still careful in spending their money for the next two, three months, he tells CNBC.Read More →
The disappearance of former foreign minister Qin Gang has triggered off a spate of rumors. China veteran Ian Johnson looks into what this means for the position of China’s top leader Xi Jin Ping.Read More →
Live streaming is a solid marketing tool in China, but some of the live streamers focus now on TikTok for Europe and the US. Business analyst Shaun Rein explains to AP why that shift is happening.Read More →
Economist Arthur Kroeber is not expecting a significant stimulus of China’s economy as the central government has done in the past. The government is instead hoping the economy will outgrow the current post-Covid-19 dip without massive intervention, he says at CNBC.Read More →
Based on sales in public auctions, Rupert Hoogewerf, chairman of the Hurun China Rich List, presents the 16th Hurun China Art List, with the 100 most successful artists living in China last year. With a total of US$347mn, the figures dropped dramatically because of the Covid-19 crisis. It still shows amazing financial firepower, promising much for the future, Hoogewerf adds.Read More →
Public opinion in both China and the US about the other country is at a low, and political analyst Zhang Lijia fears those opinions might push both advisories into a new cold war, she argues in the South China Morning Post.Read More →
Marketing expert Ashley Dudarenok identifies three different groups of modern Chinese tourists and gives tips in Dao Insight on how businesses can attract them, especially now they tend to spend their money domestically, not internationally. She says now is the best time to set up 2023 and 2024 strategies.Read More →
China business analyst Shaun Rein looks at the different views China has on the Blinken and Yellen visits for CNBC. Both officials represent a different camp in the Biden administration, and unfortunately, Blinken might have more sway compared to Yellen, he thinks.Read More →
The geopolitical arguments between China and the USA are developing fast. Renowned economist Arthur Kroeber takes the stock right now as US treasury secretary Yellen visits Beijing, for the NPR. How can two major economies disentangle if they rely so much on each other?Read More →
China business veteran Shaun Rein discusses with Cyrus Janssen how China has faced challenges since it opened up post-Corona. Outbound travel has not resumed, expected revenge spending did not happen and consumer confidence is at the lowest rate ever. No, he says, China is not yet back to normal, because consumers sit on their corona savings, unwilling to spend. And foreign investors, while CEOs are going to China, are hesitant to resume investing in China, at least till the end of 2023. But support for Xi Jinping is still there, he sees. Though, expect a tough 10-20 years.Read More →
Hurun rich-list founder Rupert Hoogewerf visited the recent 10th Arab-China Conference in Riyadh and explains why China’s economic interests are moving in the direction of the Arab world: new energy, building infrastructure, and rapid industrialization, he tells at Arab News.Read More →