With the fireworks of the Chinese Spring Festival having just launched the Year of the Rooster into flight, we’re looking ahead to ask what every self-respecting China-watcher needs to know about the year ahead. This article, the first of a three-part series, reflects upon the political changes that likely lie ahead for the emerging superpower. … Read more
From October 11-14th, the Party’s Central Committee convened in Beijing for its Seventh Plenum, the last assembly of the elite body’s roughly 200 members before the conclusion of its five-year term at the 19th Party Congress. The closed-door gathering saw the Chinese leadership iron out its final preparations for the quinquennial political transition. The top … Read more
Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) China closed 2016 on a high by winning the Best Communications Team of the Year award at the China Automobile Industry Outstanding Achievement Awards. Hosted by Orient Auto Magazine, the award celebrates H+K’s contribution to supporting Lincoln’s growth strategy in China. H+K has worked with Lincoln since the Ford Motor Company’s luxury … Read more
Regardless of what happens on the March 1st deadline for a new U.S.-China trade pact, there is no turning back from a future of electric vehicles. In the U.S., sales of plug-in electric vehicles have increased steadily since 2012 and spiked last year with sales estimated at 400,000, doubling 2017’s total. Even this, though, is … Read more
This post originally appears on the Holmes Report Huawei, a company almost unknown its own market five years ago, is now preparing to tell its story aggressively in the West. CANNES—Huawei, a company almost unknown its own market five years ago, is now preparing to tell its story aggressively in the West. “We want to … Read more
Jack’s thoughts on making sense of what is going on behind the headlines. First things first: An interesting debate is emerging regarding the decline of the Chinese yuan relative to the dollar. Since the beginning of the summer, the yuan has dropped 6 percent to its lowest point in just over a year. This is the first time … Read more
How are Chinese brands breaking through markets to challenge the West? Glory Zhang, chief marketing officer of Huawei Consumer Business Group, will share with you her bold and creative ambition as part of a Chinese brand eager to take on its Western counterparts and disrupt the status quo. Join her in conversation with Fast Company … Read more
International travel is rapidly emerging as an important new trend for China’s Spring Festival holiday, with 6.5 million Chinese tourists opting to go abroad this year. China now ranks as the world’s largest outbound tourism market, with more than 130 million people venturing overseas every year. In total, Chinese tourists spend far more than any … Read more
By: Benjamin Cooper and Philippe Healey In his speech, President Trump laid out an optimistic vision for the U.S. following the first year under his watch, declaring that the country has now arrived at a “new American moment.” His remarks were light on specific policy proposals, but some of the key future initiatives that he … Read more
