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Can China deal with debts and property crisis? – Arthur Kroeber

China’s economy is dealing with some tough years, writes leading economist Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, in ChinaFile, especially now that it does not have enough tools with debts and deflation like it did in the past. “So we need to brace for the consequences of the Xi model: slower growth in China, a big rise in Chinese technology exports, and more protectionism in the rest of the world,” he writes.Read More →

Post-pandemic China will be different – Gabor Holch

Why business will never be the same in China again, tells consultant Gabor Holch in a wide-ranging overview of how business in China has changed after the pandemic, and how Western businesses can face those changes.Read More →

China: manoeuvering between local debts and slowing revenue – Victor Shih

Financial expert Victor Shih looks at the dilemma China faces as local debts run out of hand, while revenue is dropping, and consumer confidence is low, at a panel discussion at the Ray School of Management at the UC San Diego.Read More →

No quick fixes for China’s economy – Shaun Rein

Business analyst Shaun Rein dives deeper into the China economy as consumer confidence in first-tier cities is lower than he has seen in 27 years and the government’s economic targets focus on the next 3-5 years, he tells CNBC. The government is unwilling and unable to rely on stiff financial bazookas as it did in the previous crisis of 2008. Economic growth of 5 percent is enough for the government now, as it wants to diminish the gap between haves and have-nots, he adds.Read More →

The ugly face of deflation – Shaun Rein

China’s consumers are trading down because of deflation, and are looking for cheap prices, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein to CNBC. China’s government is unlikely to use financial support for the economy, he adds, as it finds the current growth of 5 percent quite enough, as its priority is dealing with the gap between the haves and have-nots, not at trying to increase that economic growth.Read More →

Why China’s tea makers rush for a Hong Kong IPO – Ben Cavender

China’s leading bubble tea makers including Mixue Bingcheng and Guming, each with thousands of stores, are rushing for an IPO in Hong Kong. A quick move now to collect capital might define the winners of the future, tells business analyst Ben Cavender to Reuters.Read More →

Falling pork prices: another red flag for China’s economy – Shaun Rein

Deflation is on the edge of slowing down China’s economy, and falling pork prices are yet another indication not all is well, says Shanghai-based business analyst Shaun Rein at CNBC. As for the less affluent, China Market Research Group’s Rein observed that they are saving money by ordering less pork, according to CNBC.Read More →

Why investors need different options, including China – Jim Rogers

Investors need to keep their options open, in case things go wrong, to have an alternative, including China, says Singapore-based American investor Jim Rogers at the Nomad Capitalist. “You hope you do not need it, but you need to have the option,” he says.Read More →

Continued stress on China’s fiscal system – Arthur Kroeber

Rating agencies have been lowering China’s rating. Renowned economist Arthur Kroeber, author of China’s Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know®, does not see an acute financial problem for the country, but costs for financing its debts will constrain its economic growth, not only for the quarters to come but for the next few years, he tells CNBC.Read More →

How tech transfers can curb carbon emissions in food production – William Bao Bean

VC William Bao Bean, managing director of Orbit startups, explains how tech transfers can limit – for example – carbon emissions in food production at COMEUP 2023. His 20-year experience in China helps other Asian startups to avoid mistakes China has made.Read More →

How artists can make money from their music – William Bao Bean

Investor William Bao Bean, Managing Director of Orbit startups, explains how he helped artists make money from their music at All That Matters 2023, introducing three successful investments from his portefeuille. Explaining the fast-changing models to generate money, using for example Tiktok/Douyin, and many more new tech models.Read More →

Why the equity market is wrongly shunning China – Shaun Rein

The equity market is shunning China, and especially Hong Kong, says business analyst Shaun Rein to the Schwab Network. But it is for the wrong reasons, as the economy is still bad, but slowly recovering, he says. Retail sales are going up, employment is improving and FDI is coming back in 2024, so reasons are enough to take those positive signs into account.Read More →