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CKGSB 2020 Q4 Investor Sentiment Survey Reveals Optimistic Outlook Amid China’s COVID-19 Recovery

February 26, 2021 By CKGSB Knowledge Leave a Comment

Positive investor sentiment across the board underscores China’s undeniable success in controlling the spread of Covid-19. The latest Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Investor Sentiment Survey (CKISS) 2020 Q4 data reflects survey responses from 2,500 individual and institutional investors, who feel more optimistic towards China’s financial markets, China’s real estate and the US-China trade war.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Finance Tagged With: Cheung Kong Investor Sentiment Survey, Investment

China’s Iron Bubble Economy

February 26, 2021 By CKGSB Knowledge Leave a Comment

Thomas Orlik, author of China: The Bubble that Never Pops, looks at how China’s economy has managed to repeatedly succeed despite the odds stacked against it.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Conversations, Economy, ExpertSpeak, Finance Tagged With: Banking System, Financial Risk

The Infinity Loop

February 26, 2021 By Crystal Wilde Leave a Comment

President Xi Jinping is reinventing state capitalism and has a new economic agenda: “Dual Circulation”. What does it mean for international trade and will it be successful?

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, International Trade, Policy and Law, Supply Chain Tagged With: Domestic Consumption, Economic Recovery, Indigenous Innovation

Investment Intermission

February 26, 2021 By Samantha HuiQi Yow Leave a Comment

Chinese investment around the world is plummeting due to recipient reluctance and difficulty in getting money out of the country. Will the trend last?

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Economy, Mergers and Acquisitions Tagged With: China-Australia Relations, Chinese Outbound Investment, Mergers and Acquisitions, US-China Relations

Full Stomachs

February 26, 2021 By Shi Wei Jun Leave a Comment

China has made considerable strides in increasing food access and security across the country. Decades of economic growth have enabled China’s leaders to make large improvements to the country’s food supply.

Filed Under: Agriculture, All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Economy, Sustainability Tagged With: Consumption, Food Security

Climate Change and Fake News

January 19, 2021 By Paulo Dalla Nora Macedo Leave a Comment

To tackle climate change, we first have to flatten the fake news curve. I have spent the past two years studying the phenomenon of fake news to understand it better. During this period, I had the opportunity to do the Igniting Innovation for Impact program, a joint programme from CKGSB and Møller Institute, Churchill College […]

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: climate change, fake news

Getting Bikes off the Streets Helps Bike-Sharing Firms

December 18, 2020 By Brian Viard

China’s bike-sharing regulations accomplished what the firms wanted to do on their own, but were unlikely to achieve. By freezing (and even reducing over time) the number of bikes, the government helped reduce industry output. Effectively, the firms stopped competing on the number of bikes.

Filed Under: China, Economics, Invisible Hand Revealed Tagged With: Economics in China, Everyday Economics

Ambitions Disrupted

November 24, 2020 By Samantha HuiQi Yow

What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for China’s Belt and Road Initiative? The Belt and Road Initiative is one of the biggest development projects in history, but the pandemic has had a huge impact on the economies of the countries involved in it.

Filed Under: Airline Industry, Belt and Road Initiative, China Tagged With: Belt and Road Initiative

The Road to Poverty Alleviation

November 24, 2020 By Min Yan, Xinyi Fan

An MBA field study by Min Yan, a case researcher at CKGSB, under the guidance of Professor Xinyu Fan, digs into the details of bringing prosperity to every corner of China One of the great successes of China in recent decades has been the sharp rise in prosperity across previously poor regions of the country, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Emerging Economies, Social Good Tagged With: Poverty Alleviation

Chinese Beauty

November 24, 2020 By Mable-Ann Chang

China has a rich history in cosmetics spanning centuries. However, the second largest market for cosmetic products in the world is rapidly changing not just in terms of size, as it looks to overtake the United States, but also in terms of consumers and how it works.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Consumers, Know China, Marketing Tagged With: Beauty Industry in China

Picking a Product

November 19, 2020 By Lucy Black

One of the secrets behind China as the “Factory of the World” is the mass specialization of towns on the production of single items. Many Chinese towns are dedicated to producing a single type of product. What are the prospects for the specialty town approach? It is July, it’s a hot and humid 35°C outside […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Economy, Manufacturing Tagged With: Specialty Towns in China

Smartphone Dominance

November 16, 2020 By Matthew Fulco

China leads the global smartphone market both in terms of manufacturing and smartphone brands. China has built up a remarkable lead in the global smartphone market over the last decade, both in manufacturing and brands. But things may be changing Throughout the recent China-US trade war, one consumer electronics product has been conspicuously exempt from […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Manufacturing, Technology Tagged With: Smartphone

The Tesla Model

November 11, 2020 By Mark Andrews

Elon Musk’s Tesla is bucking many trends in its new venture in the massive China market. Tesla is known for going against the grain, but will this tactic prove successful in China? At an event held at Tesla’s brand-new Shanghai factory on January 7, CEO Elon Musk was recorded busting out some awkward dance moves […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, China, Globalization, Manufacturing, Multinationals in China Tagged With: Automobiles, Tesla

The Power of Individuals

November 9, 2020 By Mable-Ann Chang

Jeremy Heimans is the co-founder and CEO of Purpose, a public benefit corporation. In this interview, Heimans explores the power that individuals have in making a difference on major issues and the influence technology and COVID-19 have had on governance.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, Q&A, Social Good Tagged With: public benefit corporation

Companies of Tomorrow

November 9, 2020 By CKGSB

CKGSB partnered with Mars Incorporated to address sustainability and the future of business Many people study how to do business, but very few discuss the reasons behind why business is done and how to ensure the long-term sustainability of companies. The concept and purpose of corporations has changed over time and as the world responds […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability Tagged With: Post-Covid Development

Uprooting Factories

November 6, 2020 By Shi Wei Jun

Companies are considering moving production out of China, but how many can successfully do so? The diversification of production away from the “Factory of the World” is happening, at least to some extent. But some industries are finding it hard to break free of the China hold.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Manufacturing, Strategy Tagged With: Factories in China, Move out

A Balancing Act

November 4, 2020 By Mable-Ann Chang

Hans Vriens, founder and Managing Partner of Vriens & Partners, looks at the growing relationship between China and South-East Asia Hans Vriens has lived and worked in Asia since 1990 and is the founder and Managing Partner of Vriens & Partners, a leading government affairs, public policy and political risk analysis firm in South-East Asia. […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, Q&A Tagged With: South East Asia

An Age of Paradoxes

November 3, 2020 By Mable-Ann Chang

Yuen Yuen Ang, author of China’s Gilded Age: The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption, looks at the global impact of China’s rise and how corruption has evolved over time How has China managed to grow so fast for so long despite corruption on a large scale? That is the question Yuen Yuen Ang […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, Q&A, Society Tagged With: Chinese Economy

How to Design Your Next Product? Damage It

October 27, 2020 By Brian Viard

In this series of articles, Professor Viard discusses the role of economics in everyday life in China and the world. Last time I talked about price discrimination and printers. That got me thinking about an experience I had last summer. I ventured into the Tesla dealership in Beijing’s Parkview Green building to check out the […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Consumers, Economics, Invisible Hand Revealed, Marketing Tagged With: Tesla

Facing Down the Virus

October 21, 2020 By Mable-Ann Chang

East Asia has seen some of the lowest infection and death rates from COVID-19 in the world. What has been the winning formula? How did countries in East Asia effectively flatten the COVID-19 curve? COVID-19 is thought to have moved out of China at the beginning of the year, and while the virus quickly spread […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Technology Tagged With: COVID-19, East Asia

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