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Betting All the Chips: China Seeks to Build a World-class Semiconductor Industry

November 29, 2018 By Matthew Fulco

For China’s technology sector, the decision of the United States to hit Shenzhen-based telecommunications giant ZTE with a trade ban in April was an abrupt and painful wake-up call. Until then, many in China had grown accustomed to thinking of their country as a global leader in technology. After all, China’s smartphones, high-speed railways and e-commerce platforms were the envy of the world. But in the days following the ban, designed to punish ZTE for violating US sanctions on Iran and North Korea, it became clear that one of China’s most successful companies was totally dependent on American suppliers.

Filed Under: All Articles, Chinese Economy, Globalization, Technology Tagged With: Chips, Semiconductors industry, Trade, ZTE

China Data: A Milestone for RMB Internationalization

March 9, 2015 By CKGSB Knowledge

Essential numbers on China: from the RMB internationalization to the contraction in the luxury market, growth in e-commerce transaction value, and more

Filed Under: All Articles, Automobile Industry, Best Practice, Consumers, Finance, Infographics, Know China, Logistics, Retail Tagged With: Chinese Outbound Investment, Infographic, Logistics, Luxury Goods, Peugeot, Retail, Slider, Telecommunications, Wanda, ZTE

Can Patents Disrupt Xiaomi’s Dream Run?

December 17, 2014 By Major Tian

As it pushes for internationalization, what is Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi up against?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Intellectual Property, Technology Tagged With: Chinese Market, India, Intellectual Property, Patents, Slider, Smartphone, Xiaomi, ZTE

Smartphones For All!

May 6, 2013 By Don Weinland

Domestic smartphone brands are gaining popularity in China’s less-developed markets, forcing foreign brands to question their approach It was a bitterly cold December morning in China’s capital, with only a few pedestrians meandering along the icy sidewalk, lacking any great sense of purpose or urgency. The Apple Store they passed wore a forlorn look, which […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Branding, China, Chinese Economy, Consumers, Technology Tagged With: Android, Apple, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, Coolpad, Galaxy, Huawei, iPhone, Lenovo, Nokia, Samsung, Slider, Smartphone, ZTE

Back To School: In-house Universities boost Management Talent

April 1, 2013 By Virginie Mangin

Chinese companies ramp up training by setting up in-house universities to retain talent A couple of students sit outside a state-of-the-art training facility enjoying their break over a cup of coffee in a chic café resembling a luxury version of Starbucks. Soon they will go back inside and sit behind their desks in modern class­rooms, […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Employment, Know China, Management, Strategy, Talent Tagged With: #Staff Training, Alibaba, China Human Resources, Corporate Universities, GE, GE HR, General Electric HR, Haier, HR China, Huawei, Human Resources, IBM HR, Slider, Staff Turnover, Suning, Talent, Telecom, ZTE

China’s Drive for Technological Innovation

December 28, 2012 By Ambika Behal

What is fuelling China’s push towards homegrown tech innovation? It’s the early 8th century and the court of the Tang Dynasty is buzzing. Yi Xing, henceforth to be remembered as famous innovator (and also astronomer, mathematician, mechanical engineer, and Buddhist monk) has just revealed his big invention: the world’s first mechanical clock. He sets the […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, Connections, Digital Economy, Economy, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: Five Year Plan, Huawei, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Made in China, Patents, Slider, Technology, The Internet of Things, ZTE

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