Chongqing communist party boss Bo Xilia might have been sacked from his post as provincial leader, earlier today, but that does not mean the big shot is finished, explains political and financial analyst Victor Shih in Bloomberg.Read More →
Europe might be looking at China as its financial savior, but China is really struggling to deal with its own debts, says financial analyst Victor Shih in Money Morning Australia. Capital flight is a serious risk, but only a worst-case scenario, he adds.Read More →
We decided to continue our top-5 most-read stories of the past month, this time for February 2012. For us it is a sign what kind of stories are most popular among our readers, and potential clientsRead More →
Chinese banks bought in January 140 bn RMB worth of foreign exchange, but despite this hiccup, money leaving China is the real challenge for its banks, writes financial expert Victor Shih in the Financial Times.Read More →
Our top-10 of most sought-after speakers for February 2012, in busy first post Chinese New Year’s weeksRead More →
The political trouble surrounding political big-shot Bo Xi-lai has still not been solved, tells political and financial analyst Victor Shih in Business Week. More than a week after he sent 100 police men to surround the US consulate in Chengdu to fetch Wang Lijun, Beijing still has to act.Read More →
The anti-China commercial by Michigan Republican Pete Hoekstra contained so many mistakes, it takes a row of experts to set the record straight. In The New Yorker financial expert Victor Shih looks at the suggestions China is running away with US money.Read More →
The financial crisis in both Europe and the US is deepening, so it is no wonder that the November top-10 of most sought-after speakers has a few of our financial specialists on top. Both Shaun Rein and Victor Shih have been trying to dispel especially European hopes China could bail their economy out.Read More →
Dropping inflation, a bumper harvest, falling food prices and other good financial news does not mean China’s financial institutions should leave their policies of tight lending, writes financial analyst Victor Shih in the Financial Times. Read More →
Is China able and willing to bail out Europe? Political and financial analyst Victor Shih does not exclude the possibility, but he tells in Global Post, if China does so, it is not going to boast about it in public. What are the effects of China’s own debt problems on the world?Read More →
China’s local government have been financing their wealth mostly by selling off land. As debts to fuel economic growth rise, more land sales might be on the agenda, tells financial and political analyst Victor Shih in Bloomberg, increasing the gap between rich and poor.Read More →
One of the mantra’s in our communication with our speakers is: make yourself heard. So we push them to write on weblogs, mainstream media and some of the many social media: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the upcoming force: Google+. Read More →