China Speakers Bureau

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr The rest of the worlds continues to put pressure on China to severe its relation with North Korea. Shaun Rein explains to CNBC why it will be very unlikely China will do so: China still has to win much by keeping North Korea asRead More →

Howard French by Fantake via Flickr Howard French, former China bureau chief for the New York Times, explains in one of the paper’s blogs how photography helped him to keep his sanity while studying Chinese in Shanghai. I spent my first six months immersed in language training; eight hours aRead More →

Jasper Becker by Fantake via Flickr Our monthly overview of the most-sought speakers shows two remarkable trends. First, our number one Kaiser Kuo has left behind the pack. He is not firmly leading on the fist position, leaving behind the rest of the top-10. Second, we see a relative highRead More →

Image via CrunchBase Picking your right partner in China is one of the key choices foreign companies have to make when they enter the Chinese market. While many industries no longer need a foreign entrant to pick a Chinese partner, for telecommunication that is still needed. And Apple made theRead More →

Wendell Minnick by Fantake via Flickr Wendell Minnick, currently serving as the Asia Bureau Chief / Defense news, has joined the China Speakers Bureau. He is an author, commentator, journalist and speaker who has spent nearly two decades covering military and security issues in Asia.He joined in 2000 as theRead More →

Rupert Hoogewerf by Fantake via Flickr Tycoon Huang Guangyu, founder of the successful electronics chain Gome, got convicted to 14 years of imprisonment for fraudulent activities, the final end of the man who used to be China’s richest. For the BBC China’s rich list producer Rupert Hoogewerf explains why Huang could not surviveRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr China’s economy might be steaming ahead again, but that does not mean all is well. Shaun Rein identifies in Business Week two key problems the country has to deal with: its image abroad and its education. Being a superpower is no longer about theRead More →

Zhang Lijia by Fantake via Flickr During her last visit by Zhang Lijia to Italy the director Davide Sacchetti made a trailer about the famous Chinese author, hoping to turn it later into a documentary. We think the trailer is a very good start: A Chinese rocket girl in Rome. WhileRead More →

Maria Korolov by Fantake via Flickr Maria Korolov tells in our recently released book A Changing China about her experiences with Americans in Shanghai. One of many lessons learned shared by our speakers at the China Speakers Bureau. It can sometimes be difficult for people who come to China to set asideRead More →

Shaun Rein by Fantake via Flickr Shaun Rein explains CNBC why in today’s volatile markets, there will still be winners. The Chinese consumer will keep on spending, especially the female consumers. Based on research in 50 Chinese cities, his company discovered that those consumers will spend the coming six monthsRead More →

Rupert Hoogewerf by Fantake via Flickr Giving to charity is maturing fast in China, says Rupert Hoogewerf, composer of the Hurun rich list and similar rankings on charity in China to Asia Times. He is noting differences in how much and why the wealthy in the US, Europe and ChinaRead More →

Artur Kroeber by Fantake via Flickr After more than a year of financial upheaval, China’s economy is turning back to normal, and the government is ready to deal with long-term issues, says economic analyst Arthur Kroeber. The Australian SMH investigated whether the climate for foreign companies is deteriorating, but KroeberRead More →