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WiC 560 (Oct 22, 2021)

The new litmus test

Talking Point ‘Development models’ debated as Lenovo barred from STAR Market IPO

Just a few years ago Liu Chuanzhi was warmly regarded in his home nation as one of the “Godfathers of Capitalism” in modern China (see WiC291). ...

Network reduction

Internet & Tech Microsoft’s LinkedIn is leaving China too

Like many of the world’s top social media brands, LinkedIn has a noble vision. In its case the commitment is to creating economic opportunity for ...

Growing at scale

China and the World Walmart just opened the world’s biggest Sam’s Club in Shanghai

Walmart sits at the heart of American shopping, especially for groceries. Yet when the retail giant opened the world’s largest membership-only ...

A thirty-year perspective

Corporate Q&A Author discusses crash landings, DINKs and how to invest smartly in…

Thirty years ago Herald van der Linde made his first trip to China. In the years that followed he worked initially as a tour guide, seeing vast swathes ...

Celestial cheer

Space Programme China’s space station edges nearer completion

Cold, arid and barren, the Gobi Desert stretches across a vast chunk of Inner Mongolian nothingness. But for the Chinese space programme it is a land ...

Charging into Argentina

Energy & Resources Chinese firms rush to dominate global lithium supply chain

What would Argentina’s legendary nineteenth century cowboy Gauchito Gill have made of the corporate stampede to stake a claim to the nation’s ...

Economy Third quarter numbers show slowing economy but higher factory prices

“We now have the worst of both worlds – not just inflation on the one side or stagnation on the other side, but both of them together. We have a ...

China and the World Coke and McDonald’s ramp up presence in China

Who would have thought that Ronald McDonald might become a pioneer for China’s digital currency? This follows claims this month that regulators have ...

China Consumer Viomi and JNBY bashed by customer backlash

Millions of Chinese are talking more about their employment rights, as highlighted by the ‘Workers Lives Matter’ campaign, which galvanised ...

Failing, by comparison

Entertainment Can Chinese video firms ever produce a global hit like Korea’s…

Dalgona candy was invented in post-war South Korea. Made with just sugar and a pinch of baking soda, the confection was an inexpensive treat for ...

Society Why are a quarter of young Chinese depressed?

A quarter of Chinese teenagers are depressed; young adults experience the greatest levels of anxiety; and women should be given more mental health ...

Sino-File “China will not tolerate or allow any opportunity for this [virus]…

Sultan bin Sulayem says global supply chains could be clogged for two years because the world is so reliant on China for manufacturing. The chairman of ...

And Finally Rolls-Royce’s rare use of social influencers backfires with China buyers

Television started to became popular in the US and Europe in the 1950s (albeit in black and white). Rolls-Royce avoided TV commercials for years, ...