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Alexander Huang: "The KMT would waste no time and start to reach out to the mainland immediately"
Expert background: Dr. Alexander Huang (黄介正) Dr. Huang is a special advisor to the Chairman of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the...
Mar 1, 20238 min read
New plan to strengthen domestic consumption – top-level policy blueprint until 2035
A bigger policy effort is being announced to strengthen the role of domestic consumption as a driver for the post-pandemic economy.
Dec 16, 20222 min read
China drops “zero Covid” faster than expected – despite a largely unprepared healthcare system
As of December 7th, China has factually discontinued its “Zero Covid” policy.
Dec 16, 20223 min read
Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia: Deepening Sino-Saudi relations, but falling short of a paradigm shift
Xi’s three-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last week was only his third trip aboard since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Dec 16, 20224 min read
China wants to transform itself into a “leading sports nation” (体育强国) by 2035
China since 2006 and the 11th Five-Year Plan for Sports has dedicated Five-Year Plans (FYP) in place to develop the sports industry
Dec 16, 20224 min read
A glimpse of China’s domestic debate: Huang Yiping argues critical role of consumption
Huang Yiping highlighted that in order to recover and rebound in the post-pandemic era, China’s economy needs to transform its growth model
Nov 22, 20223 min read
After the 20th Party Congress – four key events to watch
To understand the changes in economic, social or foreign policy, therefore, four upcoming key events are of particular importance.
Nov 22, 20222 min read
US-China: Modest progress – no fundamental change
On Monday, 14th November 2022, China’s President Xi Jinping met with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the 17th G20 summit in Bali
Nov 22, 20224 min read
China adjusts its Covid policy – without fundamentally changing its approach
China presents 20 new Covid measures (二十条) to “further optimize epidemic prevention and control work”
Nov 22, 20222 min read
Tomas Kucera, Exec. Director, Czech Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai; Global Account Director, BIPO
Question 1 - China’s economy is facing headwinds these days: lockdowns, supply chain, energy price volatilities and issues in the real...
Sep 15, 20223 min read
China wants to be self-sufficient – what does this mean?
China's smart manufacturing FYP (2022) talks about a “market sufficiency rate” (市场满足率). What does that mean?
Sep 15, 20223 min read
A surprise visit, a logical explanation
Xi Jinping is going abroad the first time since 2020 to visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin
Sep 15, 20224 min read
Persisting public health shortcomings suggest Beijing likely won’t ease “dynamic zero-Covid” soon
This short piece takes a deliberate look at the relevant public health and epidemiological factors.
Sep 15, 20224 min read
Is China circumventing Western sanctions to support Russia?
What do the facts of the so-called “pro-Russian neutrality” tell us so far?
Jul 14, 20223 min read
China clarifies its data security regulation to govern cross-border data flows
On July 7, the Chinese Cyberspace Administration (CAC) issued the “Measures for Cross-border Data Transfer Security Assessment".
Jul 14, 20223 min read
China’s economic recovery hinges mostly on its Covid policy
Premier Li Keqiang warned his comrades that the difficulties “are greater than those experienced in 2020".
Jul 14, 20224 min read
Hong Kong: The Making of a new Tier-1 Metropolis in China
John Lee Ka-chiu (李家超), the new leader of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), was sworn into office on July 1st.
Jul 14, 20223 min read
Joe (Chao) Liu, GM of Fraisa China, and President of SwissCham Shanghai
Joe (Chao) Liu, GM of Fraisa China, and President of SwissCham Shanghai
May 12, 20222 min read
Beijing’s rigid “zero-Covid” policy is likely to stay – possibly until early 2023
China sees itself fighting multiple surges of new infections with the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
May 12, 20223 min read
Foreign business struggles with Covid- and Ukraine-related uncertainty
Several foreign chambers of commerce have conducted flash surveys over the past weeks to gauge the sentiment among their members.
May 12, 20223 min read
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