There is an interesting and very topical debate going on on the viability of China's system of "state capitalism". Intelligence Squared will be hosting a debate entitled, "China Does Capitalism Better Than America", where Orville Schell and Peter Schiff will be arguing "For" and Ian Bremmer and Minxin Pei will...
There was an article we came across not too long ago on the popular China Law Blog called “Buying a Chinese Company? Why China Deals DON’T Get Done.” This was a great write up on, as the title suggests, why generally as a foreign company you DO NOT want to...
The following is a guest post from CPG partner, CRCC Asia, a leading China internship and consulting firm. “Taking a trip to China,” American President Richard Nixon observed before his momentous visit to the People’s Republic in February 1972, “is like going to the moon.” This year will mark the...
Over the last six years, the appreciation of the Chinese Yuan has been as reliable as a clock. Since China tweaked the Yuan-Dollar peg in 2005, it has risen by 28%; so 4.5% per year. If you take out the two year period from 2008-2010 during which the Yuan was...
“Our civilization is to be either lost or redeemed in China, the awakening giant.” – Richard Register, Environmental scholar. In the last 30 years, China has undergone not only rapid economic growth, but also rapid urbanisation with nearly 50% of the population now living in urban areas. This figure is...
The Confucian concept of Yin and Yang is a concept that the Chinese are not only comfortable with, but attempt to apply to their business, lives and society. The contradiction of equal forces and the pulling in two different directions balances one. China has not seen much balance since Deng...
Growth That Continues on Unhindered China’s exports and imports both rose faster than expected in July, producing a trade surplus of $31.5 billion, the largest in more than two years. This figure rose from $22.3billion in the previous month. Prior to this, in May, the activity of China manufacturers had...
Current oil issues in China The price of oil seems to be a constant feature in world news today. With instability in the Middle East, debt crises in many western countries and the constant growth and industrialization of China there are many strains upon our natural resources. China, the most...