Li Wei – Professor of Economics, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business This article is translated from the original Chinese published in FT Chinese on September 1, 2022: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001097158?full=y&archive According to recent reports, due to rising levels of inflation, in the last month the Biden administration has started to consider removing some of the trade […]

CKGSB’s Business Conditions Index, reflecting confidence levels in China business, shows the serious effects of COVID-related lockdowns

Commentary on the May 2022 CKGSB Business Conditions Index Professor Li Wei Following on from April’s dismal data, the CKGSB Business Conditions Index (BCI) fell from 40.8 to 37.34 this month, which is well below the confidence line of 50.0 (Figure 1). In the last two months, the BCI dropped by 14 percentage points. This indicates that our sample of successful business owners in China is more pessimistic than ever before, except for February 2020 when the overall index fell to 37.31. If June continues along the same lines, we will witness a record level of low confidence. Figure 1 […]

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By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business   Recently, Chinese stocks listed overseas, known as ‘China Concepts Stock’, have been on a roller coaster ride. The stock prices of these companies have been falling since the beginning of 2021. Take the S&P China A50 Index, for example: it fell […]

By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business The First Wave of Globalization   According to the American economist Frederic Mishkin, the period from 1870 to 1914 was the first wave of globalization. At that time, global trade grew at an average annual rate of 4%, and its share of […]

By Li Wei, Professor of Economics at Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has been ongoing since February 24. When the conflict first broke out, a swift Russian victory was widely considered a foregone conclusion. However, the war has gone on for months with no peace deal in sight. […]

The idea of an interconnected virtual world is gaining in popularity globally, but there is a possibility that China’s metaverse will develop in parallel

By Li Wei (Professor of Economics and Associate Dean, CKGSB) and Zhu Yunhai (Researcher, CKGSB)   Li Wei is Professor of Economics, Associate Dean for Asia and Europe, Director of the Case Center, and Director of China Economy and Sustainable Development Center at CKGSB. Zhu Yunhai is a researcher at the CKGSB Case Centre. One […]

From launching new programs and partnerships with leading institutions globally to producing cutting-edge research and running flagship forums, 2021 was a memorable year for CKGSB. As we near the end of the year, we take a look back at some of our highlights over the past 12 months.

The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) hosted the 7th China Economic Symposium

The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) will host a webinar on ‘The Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses and the Chinese Economy’

A book launch event that will feature several of CKGSB’s seasoned professors and leading companies addressed in English Case Book China In Transition. Join us for an eye-opening discussion on how Chinese companies are transforming and the corresponding shifting role and strategy of multinationals in China.

The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) will be hosting the 7th China Economic Symposium, offering insightful perspectives on the country’s economic transformation and illuminating the real meaning behind the headlines.

After years of tariffs and tension between the US and China, how has the US-China trade war influenced prospects for MBAs in China? President Trump and Vice-Premier Liu He signed the first phase of a new trade deal in January 2020, in a tentative but significant step toward deescalating the US-China trade war. Over the […]

Zhu Rui (Juliet), Professor of Marketing, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, Li Mengjun, Senior Manager at Social Innovation and Brand Research Center, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, hou Wei, Research Assistant at Social Innovation and Brand Research Center, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business China’s delivery industry has seen rapid growth rates in the […]