Tianjin Recovery – 6 Months Out
The massive chemical fire of Aug. 12, 2015, shook the Binhai and TEDA communities of Tianjin. The horrific industrial accident impacted many lives: people working the nightshift, children at home in nearby…
Podcast: Restructuring Risks for Manufacturing
Restructuring presents risks for any company in China, and those within the manufacturing industry are no different. In this podcast, Sean Molloy and Nick Hu from Control Risks talk about the latest…
Pollution in China: A Doctor’s Perspective
By Michael Couturie The same week as the Paris Climate Conference in November 2015, Beijing issued its first ever air quality Red Alert, causing schools to close and car use to be…
All Eyes are on the RMB
2015 was a big year for the renminbi (RMB). The 100 yuan note got a new look in the fall, with anti-counterfeiting updates to the 2005 bill such as extra embossing and…
Unpacking Made in China 2025 for US Healthcare Cos
Made in China 2025 is arguably President Xi’s most decisive attempt to boost domestic industries. This is the blueprint for the nation’s industrial upgrading and intelligent manufacturing over the next decade with…
Outbound Real Estate an Opportunity for Services
A 1926 advertisement in the Chicago Tribune is attributed as the source of the familiar aphorism: “There are three things that matter in property: location, location, location.” This old expression still holds…
New Tech Zones Expand Office Space into Suburbs
One key component of China’s rapid economic growth over the past three decades has been the implementation of special economic zones. In the past, these designated areas successfully pilot-tested the market economy…
Podcast: Ernie Diaz on Chinese E-commerce
To all the foreign companies now eyeing China's e-commerce platforms after seeing the headlines light up with $14.3 billion in Single's Day sales, Ernie Diaz offers one stern reminder: “It's called Singles…
Podcast: British Embassy’s IP Expert Tom Duke
American and British intellectual property (IP) interests closely align, said Tom Duke, the UK's Intellectual Property Attaché at the British Embassy in Beijing. Since taking on the post in 2011, he has…
Buying a Slice of Security
Last month, Chinese police made the largest bust of illegal foreign-exchange transactions ever, cracking a ring of currency smugglers involving 370 people and RMB 410 billion ($64 billion). This was the latest…