We’ve updated our suite of data visualizations to include information through the end of November.
Several new countries of origin were represented among foreign NGOs that successfully registered their first representative office in November, namely Brazil, Croatia, Madagascar, and Thailand. Among foreign NGOs that filed for temporary activities, Sri Lanka and the Philippines were newly-represented countries of origin.
The world’s automakers are just starting to bet on an electric car future — and already, one of the most powerful people in the industry says that future belongs to China.
A provincial state newspaper on China’s border with North Korea spooked a few people Wednesday by dedicating an entire page to advice for local residents on how they might survive a nuclear war.
The U.S. ambassador to China has defended President Donald Trump’s stance towards the Asian nation during his recent visit, amid criticism that the U.S president was too soft on trade imbalances between the two superpowers.
The Chinese Embassy in Australia accused Australian officials on Wednesday of “making irresponsible remarks” and damaging “mutual trust,” a day after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull unveiled a series of proposed laws to curb foreign influence in Australian politics.
Beijing has extensive economic and military relations with Israel, but also maintains close ties with Palestine.
China has been smart and ruthless in its control of the internet within its borders. It blocks some foreign sites altogether and it censors - heavily - what Chinese are allowed to see.
China's push to clean up its environment may have had an unintended consequence: a shortage of heating fuel supply is hitting some regions in the dead of winter, sending prices of domestic liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a three-year high.
Samuel Wade is Deputy Editor of China Digital Times, and holds an M.A. in Sinology from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.
Shaun Rein is the Founder and Managing Director of the China Market Research Group (CMR), the world’s leading strategic market intelligence firm focused on China. He works with boards, CEOs, and senior executives of Fortune 500 and leading Chinese companies, private equity firms, SMEs, and long/hedge funds to develop their China growth and investment strategies.
Rein is the author of The War for China’s Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order, The End of Cheap China, and The End of Copycat China. Publishers Weekly named “Cheap” a Top 10 business book for 2012. The Financial Times called “Copycat” “Intriguing.”
Rein is regularly featured in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and The Financial Times. His op-eds have appeared in The New York Times. He frequently appears on CNN, BBC, NPR, MarketPlace, CNBC, Bloomberg, PBS, and MSNBC. Rein formerly taught executive education classes for London Business School, previously was a weekly columnist for CNBC and Forbes, and wrote a regular column for Bloomberg BusinessWeek.
Rein graduated from Harvard with a Master’s degree focused on China. He sits on the Asia Council for St. Paul’s School.
