Connections


Going Global
| Aug. 10 2022
Chinese brands have historically been seen as producing cheap, low-quality products, but both quality and global perceptions are changing.


Your Trade Move
| Sep. 16 2021
Despite supporting the World Trade Organization, both the US and China are looking increasingly at bilateral and regional trade agreements.
Does China Face a Family-Owned Business Succession Crisis?
The first wave of Chinese entrepreneurs are now in their 70s and 80s and it's time to hand over.


| May. 23 2018
Why US-China Trade Tensions Could Be Here to Stay
Any deal between the US and China may only mark the start of a new era of heightened tensions.


| May. 9 2018
Ready, Player One? The Videogame Industry Advances to the Next Level
In the early seventies, mechanical pinball games still dominated the arcades, as they had since the Great Depression. Then in.


| May. 2 2018
Chinese Toys: Play With a Purpose
Chinese parents today are willing to spend more than their parents’ generation were to make their children smile. Retail sales.


| Apr. 24 2018
Learning from the Rust Belt: How to Revive Northeast China
China’s once-mighty industrial heartland in the Northeast, or Dongbei, has fallen on hard times in recent years. Could.


| Apr. 17 2018
A Long-term Commitment: China’s Evolving Role in Africa
China has been involved in Africa for decades, with total investments reaching $3.5 trillion by the end of 2015.


| Feb. 6 2018
Is China Ready to Lead?
Many developing nations see China as a champion and as an investor. Western countries wish to see China shoulder a.


| Oct. 30 2017
Q3 2017 China Data: the Stats You Need to Know
Interesting and important China related facts you should care about—from China’s service sector growth to the drastic increase.


| Oct. 25 2017
Deirdre McCloskey on the Chinese Economy: The Great Enrichment
China led the world technologically in the early 15th century, yet Europe surpassed it overnight. How did this come about.


| Oct. 18 2017
Offshoring Goes Full Circle: Chinese Firms Shipping Out
For decades, China has been a top destination for foreign firms to move their operations abroad, now the trend is.


| Sep. 6 2017
China’s Housing Market: The Iron Bubble
China’s property market was virtually non-existent 25 years ago, but it is now one of the most critical.


| Jul. 31 2017
China and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)
The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is “a fusion of technologies” that blurs the lines “between the physical, digital, and biological.
| Jul. 12 2017