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"Staying in Dialogue with China - "Recording of Webinar #5 with YAO Yang on "Reality check" - interpreting the 15th Five-Year-Plan “proposition” (建议) as key output of the CCP’s 20th CC “Fourth Plenum”
January 2026 | In the 5th webinar of the 4th edition of our series “Staying in Dialogue with China” , an initiative aimed at helping international businesses understand China #insideout, we were honoured to host YAO Yang , Professor and Dean of the Dishuihu Advanced Finance Institute at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and former Dean of Peking University’s National School of Development (NSD). Prof. YAO Yang is a leading expert on China’s political economy and ec
Jan 271 min read


New CMG Primer, analyzing China’s evolving approach to export controls
December 2025 | Our newest CMG Primer – titled: “Understanding China’s evolving approach to export controls and implications for international business – from its first export control action in 1997 towards building geoeconomic capacity and power since 2020” – provides a strategic analysis of evolution, intents and typology of China’s evolved export controls, plus it draws strategic implications for international business. Download the CMG Primer and subscribe to CMG Insigh
Dec 10, 20251 min read


“Fourth Plenum”: towards more assertively shaping strategic conditions externally to better focus on “Chinese-style modernization” internally #CMG-pub
November 2025 | Our newest CMG Primer – titled: “Fourth Plenum”: towards more assertively shaping strategic conditions externally to better focus on “Chinese-style modernization” internally – analyzes process and key outcomes of the recently held “Fourth Plenum”, the fourth gathering of the CCP’s 20 th Central Committee, taking place one year later than usual “Fourth Plenum” and thus exceptionally dealing with the agenda that is customarily foreseen for “Fifth Plenum”, nam
Nov 6, 20252 min read


“Fourth Plenum”: towards more assertively shaping strategic conditions externally to better focus on “Chinese-style modernization” internally
November 2025 | Our newest CMG Primer – titled: “Fourth Plenum”: towards more assertively shaping strategic conditions externally to better focus on “Chinese-style modernization” internally – analyzes process and key outcomes of the recently held “Fourth Plenum”, the fourth gathering of the CCP’s 20 th Central Committee, taking place one year later than usual “Fourth Plenum” and thus exceptionally dealing with the agenda that is customarily foreseen for “Fifth Plenum”, nam
Nov 5, 20252 min read


"Staying in Dialogue with China - "Recording of Webinar #4 with Yu Tiejun on "Changes Unseen in a Century” #CMG-pub
October 2025 | In our fourth webinar of the 2025 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series which is this time dedicated to the theme of China’s next and upcoming 15th Five-Year-Plan (2026-2030), we talked to YU Tiejun, President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS) and Professor at the School of International Studies (SIS) at Peking University (PKU). For the fourth webinar, Markus Herrmann, Co-Founder & Managing Director of CM
Oct 15, 20252 min read


"Staying in Dialogue with China - "Recording of Webinar #4 with Yu Tiejun on "Changes Unseen in a Century”
October 2025 | In our fourth webinar of the 2025 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series which is this time dedicated to the theme of China’s next and upcoming 15th Five-Year-Plan (2026-2030), we talked to YU Tiejun, President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS) and Professor at the School of International Studies (SIS) at Peking University (PKU). For the fourth webinar, Markus Herrmann, Co-Founder & Managing Director of CM
Oct 15, 20252 min read


Flash Webinar: The "Taiwan issue" under Trump 2.0 - Recording of Webinar with WU Yongping (July 10, 2025) #CMG-pub
July 2025 | On Thursday, July 10th 2025, China Macro Group (CMG) hosted a flash webinar to discuss the "Taiwan issue" under Trump 2.0. ...
Jul 16, 20251 min read


Flash Webinar: The "Taiwan issue" under Trump 2.0 - Recording of Webinar with WU Yongping (July 10, 2025)
July 2025 | On Thursday, July 10th 2025, China Macro Group (CMG) hosted a flash webinar to discuss the "Taiwan issue" under Trump 2.0. ...
Jul 16, 20251 min read


CMG analysis: beyond preferential policy, Free Trade Zones again at forefront of China’s next chapter of opening-up
July 2025 | While global trade faces headwinds from rising protectionism and trade conditionalities, Beijing continues to follow-through...
Jul 9, 20253 min read


CMG analysis: beyond preferential policy, Free Trade Zones again at forefront of China’s next chapter of opening-up #CMG-pub
July 2025 | While global trade faces headwinds from rising protectionism and trade conditionalities, Beijing continues to follow-through...
Jul 8, 20253 min read


"Staying in Dialogue with China - "Recording of Webinar #3 with XIE Danxia on "The long view - 10-year outlook imagining China in 2035 as the next key modernization milestone" (June 20, 2025) #CMG-pub
June 2025 | In our third webinar of the 2025 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series which is this time dedicated...
Jul 2, 20253 min read


"Staying in Dialogue with China - "Recording of Webinar #3 with XIE Danxia on "The long view - 10-year outlook imagining China in 2035 as the next key modernization milestone" (20th June 2025)
June 2025 | In our third webinar of the 2025 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series which is this time dedicated...
Jul 2, 20253 min read


"Staying in Dialogue with China" – Recording of Webinar #2 with ZHU Guangyao on "Four years into 14th Five-Year-Plan - taking stock of its execution after the NPC 2025" (23rd April 2025)
April 2025 | In our second webinar of the 2025 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series which is this time...
May 7, 20252 min read


"Staying in Dialogue with China" – Recording of Webinar #2 with ZHU Guangyao on "Four years into 14th Five-Year-Plan - taking stock of its execution after the NPC 2025" (23rd April 2025) #CMG-pub
April 2025 | In our second webinar of the 2025 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series which is this time...
Apr 28, 20252 min read


NEW PUBLICATION: CMG’s external evaluation of the Swiss government’s China Strategy (March 2021), mandated by the Swiss MFA #CMG-pub
Produced by CMG on behalf of the State Secretariat of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Guy Parmelin, Head of the...
Apr 28, 20252 min read


Connect Switzerland 2025 by Switzerland Tourism featuring Markus Herrmann Chen: "Tourism at a cross-roads: navigating shifting tides in China and the U.S."
Event Host: Switzerland Tourism Event Date: 15/16th April 2025, Zurich, Switzerland More Information: STnet – Rückblick Connect...
Apr 23, 20251 min read


NEW PUBLICATION: CMG’s external evaluation of the Swiss government’s China Strategy (March 2021), mandated by the Swiss MFA
Produced by CMG on behalf of the State Secretariat of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Guy Parmelin, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research and the Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang at the meeting in Bern. P icture: Peter Klaunzer/Pool via Keystone April 2025 | Herewith, we are sharing the newest CMG publication: the external evaluation of the Swiss government’s China Strategy (2021-2024) which CMG carried out for the State Secretari
Apr 16, 20252 min read


Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and the EU-China Business Association featuring Markus Herrmann Chen: "After China’s NPC 2025: Key factors influencing European companies’ decision-making"
Event Host: Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and the EU-China Business Association featuring Event Date: 8th April 2025, online More...
Apr 4, 20251 min read


German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China featuring Markus Herrmann Chen and Hailin WANG: "Breakfast Briefing: Evolving strategic factors for foreign business in the Chinese market"
Event Host: German Chamber of Commerce in China - East China Event Date: 3rd April 2025, Shanghai More Information: [Apr 3 | Shanghai]...
Apr 4, 20251 min read


2025 "Two Sessions" - implementing reforms as follow-through from the "Third Plenum" in the face of insufficient domestic demand and Trump 2.0
“Let‘s listen to market voices, collaboratively promote policy implementation and guide social expectations in a positive way ” «要注重倾听市场声音,协同推进政策实施和预期引导,塑造积极的社会预期» — 2025 Premier Li Qiang presenting Government Work Report on 5th March 2025 March 2025 | This new CMG Primer, part of our continued tracking of China's macro policymaking to understand its strategic business context for foreign business, analyzes the key policy priorities presented at the 2025 “Two Sessions” hol
Mar 19, 20252 min read
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