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The Party Planners: Five-Year Plans in China

December 14, 2015 By Douglas Bulloch

Dating back to 1953, China’s system of Five-Year Plans has long been dismissed as anachronistic, but it remains crucial to guidance of the economy. Five-Year Plans occupy a central place in China’s complex system of governance. For just as China’s economy has reformed and adapted in the last 37 years, so too has the planning framework. There are clear signs that planning will remain an indispensable component of Chinese economic and political development for years to come.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Economy, Know China, Policy and Law Tagged With: Chinese Economy, Five Year Plan, GDP Growth, Government Regulation, Policy

Internet Finance Regulation: Not Everything is Black and White

July 20, 2015 By Major Tian

The government has finally issued guidelines to regulate China’s internet finance industry, but the devil may lie in the yet-to-come details.

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Finance, Internet Finance, Know China, Policy and Law Tagged With: Chinese Economy, Government Regulation, P2P, Slider

Fallouts of China’s Stock Market Crash

July 10, 2015 By Major Tian

China’s stock market crash left a host of casualties in its wake—from a weakened renminbi to plummeting commodity prices.

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Infographics, Stock Exchange Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, Exchange Rate, Government Regulation, IPO, PBOC, Slider, Stockmarket

Gold Rush: Chinese Tech Companies Invest Overseas

April 20, 2015 By Ana Swanson

Having established their dominance at home, China’s leading tech companies are increasingly turning their gaze overseas

Filed Under: All Articles, Digital Economy, Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Technology, Winning in China Tagged With: Baidu, Chinese Outbound Investment, Foreign Acquisitions, Government Regulation, Lenovo, Slider, Tencent

The Crackdown on Tax Evasion in China

March 17, 2015 By Helen Roxburgh

Multinationals in China are coming under increased scrutiny due to allegations of tax evasion.

Filed Under: All Articles, Connections, Know China, Multinationals in China, Policy and Law Tagged With: GDP, Government Regulation, MNCs, Multinational Company, Slider, Tax Revenue

What’s Next for the Variable Interest Entity Structure?

February 5, 2015 By Major Tian

China is revising the laws that govern the variable interest entity, a complicated structure used by many companies to bypass foreign investment restrictions. What are the implications?

Filed Under: All Articles, Finance, Know China, Policy and Law Tagged With: Alibaba, Baidu, Foreign Investment, Government Regulation, JD.com, NDRC, Slider, Variable Interest Entities, VIEs, WFOE

No Purchase Necessary: the Sharing Economy in China

February 3, 2015 By Colin Shek

The sharing economy has been threatening traditional industries in the West. Now it’s gaining a foothold in China.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Consumers, Digital Economy, Innovation, O2O, The Chinapreneurs Tagged With: Airbnb, Car Rental, Chinese Consumers, Government Regulation, O2O, Sharing Economy, Slider, Uber, WeChat, Yongche

Has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lived Up to Its Promise?

January 20, 2015 By Hudson Lockett

A year on from its debut, we examine the hits and the misses of the much-touted Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

Filed Under: All Articles, Banking, Chinese Economy, Economics, Finance, Know China, Policy and Law Tagged With: Economic Reform, Government Regulation, Logistics, RMB, Shanghai FTZ, Slider

Amazon China: A Lightweight

January 14, 2015 By Ana Swanson

Amazon China is redoubling its efforts, but will it succeed at the second attempt in the country’s hyper-competitive e-commerce sector?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, eCommerce, Know China, Retail, Strategy Tagged With: Alibaba, Amazon, Amazon China, Competition, eBay, Free Trade Zone, Government Regulation, Kindle, Localization, Slider, Taobao

Yidao Yongche: Is China’s Uber Better than Uber?

January 7, 2015 By Major Tian

In just about three years, Yidao Yongche has carved a niche for itself in China’s car rental market. And now it is going global.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, Consumers, Conversations, Marketing, Q&A Tagged With: Baidu, Car Rental, Didi Dache, Government Regulation, Kuaidi Dache, Mobile Payments, Slider, Uber, Yidao Yongche

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