Over the past decades, the wired world of tech and business have come to dominate economies around the world, and nowhere more than in China and the United States. Interestingly, the power of these massive, almost monopolistic, tech giants, as well as their role and impact on society, are now finally being reconsidered in both places.
The Party Planners: Five-Year Plans in China
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.
Internet Finance Regulation: Not Everything is Black and White
The government has finally issued guidelines to regulate China’s internet finance industry, but the devil may lie in the yet-to-come details.
Fallouts of China’s Stock Market Crash
China’s stock market crash left a host of casualties in its wake—from a weakened renminbi to plummeting commodity prices.
Gold Rush: Chinese Tech Companies Invest Overseas
Having established their dominance at home, China’s leading tech companies are increasingly turning their gaze overseas
The Crackdown on Tax Evasion in China
Multinationals in China are coming under increased scrutiny due to allegations of tax evasion.
What’s Next for the Variable Interest Entity Structure?
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?
No Purchase Necessary: the Sharing Economy in China
The sharing economy has been threatening traditional industries in the West. Now it’s gaining a foothold in China.
Has the Shanghai Free Trade Zone Lived Up to Its Promise?
A year on from its debut, we examine the hits and the misses of the much-touted Shanghai Free Trade Zone.
Amazon China: A Lightweight
Amazon China is redoubling its efforts, but will it succeed at the second attempt in the country’s hyper-competitive e-commerce sector?
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