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CKGSB Knowledge 2017 Spring Issue: What’s the Future of Chinese Manufacturing?

April 17, 2017

The Spring 2017 issue of CKGSB Knowledge is out! It has articles and interviews like:

COVER STORY:

  • Made in China, For China: The Middle Kingdom seeks to replace foreign manufactures with domestically-produced goods

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CHINA DATA:

  • From stats on ring roads and the car
    market, to bitcoin and bailouts, the numbers you need to know

SNAPSHOT:

  • The New Silk Roads: ‘One Belt One Road’ is a maze of projects across continents and oceans

COMMENTARY:

  • The Road to Gung Ho: The difficult journey of Chinese outbound M&A may yet lead to a Hollywood ending

CHINA INSIGHT:

  • Navigating FDI: Foreign investment into China is changing rather than shrinking
  • Flying High: China’s booming aviation industry is beginning to affect the world
  • The VR Kingdom: Will the virtual reality boom in China lead to real sustainable business?
  • Good Signals: Huawei, one of China’s most successful companies, pushes further forward
  • Retail, Retold: Challenged by e-commerce, it’s time for malls to re-imagine what shopping can be
  • Dreaming of a Greener World: Can China lead the way to a better environment?

BUSINESS BAROMETER:

  • Good, but not Perfect: Sales and profits are solid, but problems remain
  • Low on Investment: Overcapacity and cost increases have firms on their heels

CONVERSATIONS:

  • C-Suite: Ye Guofu, the co-founder of retail smash success MINISO takes us inside his emerging empire and tells us what customers across the world crave
  • The Thinker Interview: Clayton Christensen, famed business professor and prolific author, talks about why innovation in business is not about luck, but about skill
  • Q&A: Andy Rothman, Matthew Asia’s investment strategist and author of Sinology, tells us that despite China’s many problems, its consumers make it an investment opportunity like no other
  • Q&A: Damien Ma, fellow at the Paulson Institute and co-author of In Line Behind a Billion People discusses his views on the likely next stage of reform in China

DOWNTIME:

  • It’s a Given: Charity in China isn’t so simple, but people are generous

BOOKSHELF:

  • Must-read books on China recommended by John Brumby, President of the Australia China Business Council

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