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Insights - screen through CMG’s diverse content, ranging from CMG Primers, analyses, webinar and video recordings as well as our public external engagements
CMG Primers
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 ” ...
Understanding China's economy into 2025: Publication & read-out webinar
Understanding China's economy into 2025 - evolved development strategy, reform priorities and short-term macroeconomic management...
Caixin Summit 2024 - CMG's analytical digest: slide deck and read-out webinar recording
Understanding key debates in Beijing on the most pressing issues facing China’s economy An analytical digest of what we heard at the...
Xi's third ‘Third Plenum’ pivots to implementation, doubling down on China’s industrial ambition
July 2024 | This new CMG Primer dissects the “resolution” as the key outcome of the ‘Third Plenum’ held in July 2024, analyzing the...
Deep-dive analyses of key policy events and developments with relevance for foreign business in China
CMG’s own as well as selected experts’ insights on policy-relevant issues for foreign business in China
CMG Analyses and Publications
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...
Prof. ZHA Daojiong: " Trade and investment will continue to be a priority for China's engagement with Europe"
October 2024 | Expert background: Prof. ZHA Daojiong – expert on China’s foreign relations Zha Daojiong is Professor of International...
CMG Horizon Scan for WEF: ‘Corporate strategy making in China – six building blocks’
June 2024 | In times of a rapidly evolving strategic business context in China, CMG’s cross-cultural vantage point and our experience in...
Third Plenum: Focus on 9 reform areas – no drastic policy change expected
The "Third Plenum" – the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – is a pivotal meeting...
CMG Webinar Transcripts and Recordings
Webinars hosted by CMG with leading experts, centering on deepening understanding of China's strategic business context
"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...
"Staying in Dialogue with China" – Recording of Webinar #1 with Prof. DA Wei on "Dealing with Trump 2.0" (26th February 2025)
February 2025 | In our first webinar of the 2025 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series which is this time...
"Staying in Dialogue with China" – Transcript of Webinar #6 with Dr. XU Qiyuan on China's "Domestic Demand System" (10th December 2024)
December 2024 | In our sixth and last webinar of the 2024 edition of the “Staying in Dialogue with China” webinar series , we spoke to...
"Staying in Dialogue with China" – Transcript of Webinar #5 with Prof. YU Miaojie on "Economic Globalization" (23rd October 2024)
October 2024 | In our fifth webinar of this year’s “Staying in Dialogue with China” series , we spoke to Prof. YU Miaojie, President and...
CMG insights provided for external actors
CMG in external engagements and media
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...
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...
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]...
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) featuring Hailing WANG (CMG): "Two Sessions 2025: Business as Usual or Game Changer for European Businesses?"
Event Host: European Union Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) Event Date: 28th March 2025, hybrid More Information: [Hybrid] Two...
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