Digital Economy


Comac Takes Off
| Sep. 17 2019
China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer, Comac, offers an alternative to foreign passenger jets.


Can China’s New E-commerce Law Tame the World’s Most-Disorderly Online Retail Market?
| Jul. 2 2019
China has introduced a new e-commerce law to tackle counterfeit goods, but its effectivenss remains to be seen.
No Purchase Necessary: the Sharing Economy in China
The sharing economy has been threatening traditional industries in the West. Now it’s gaining a foothold in China.


| Feb. 3 2015
China Roundup: Dumped! Shanghai’s GDP Growth Target
This week, Shanghai brought the annual practice of fixing GDP growth targets into sharp focus by simply abandoning it; Alibaba.


| Jan. 29 2015
Why E-commerce Alone Won’t Save the Chinese Retail Industry
CKGSB Professor Jack Chen on why the government should level the playing field in the Chinese retail industry.


| Jan. 28 2015
China Roundup: In 2014 the China GDP figure hit a 24-year low
This week, all eyes were on the 2014 China GDP figure, which at 7.4% was lower than the target.


| Jan. 22 2015
Is There a Chinese Silicon Valley?
As China seeks to innovate and upgrade its economy, has it developed any region that can definitively be called the.


| Jan. 19 2015
China Roundup: Lei Jun on the Xiaomi Note, innovation and smart homes
This week, Lei Jun triggered memories of Steve Jobs at the launch of the new Xiaomi Note where he also.


| Jan. 15 2015
Amazon China: A Lightweight
Amazon China is redoubling its efforts, but will it succeed at the second attempt in the country's hyper-competitive.


| Jan. 14 2015
China Roundup: Is the Chinese Economy Rebalancing?
Tencent launched China’s first private bank, local governments vowed to crack down on ride-hailing apps, and with China.


| Jan. 8 2015
China’s Taxi Apps Fight it Out: Didi Dache vs Kuaidi Dache
A look at China's fast-changing market taxi app market, and how the two big rivals, Tencent-backed Didi.


| Jan. 8 2015
China Roundup: Why Dalian Wanda’s Wang Jianlin is not the richest man in China
This week, CEO Wang Jianlin missed the opportunity to become the richest man in China when the much awaited Dalian.


| Dec. 24 2014
China Roundup: Baidu invests in Uber and the BYD stock price tumbles
This week, the BYD stock price fell sharply, as did Geely's; Baidu invested in ride-sharing company Uber; and.


| Dec. 18 2014
Can Patents Disrupt Xiaomi’s Dream Run?
As it pushes for internationalization, what is Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi up against.


| Dec. 17 2014