From the first issue in 1974 and well into the 2010s, the China Business Review was an indispensable resource for businesses, researchers, and policymakers who needed a first-hand account of the challenges and the tremendous opportunities posed by the China market.
The purpose of global free trade agreements is to create comprehensive rules of the road that transcend borders, lower trade barriers, and create new opportunities for market access and innovation. Signed on March 8, 2018, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is one such agreement. Currently signed by 11 Pacific-Rim countries, CPTPP […]
CBR asked China trade experts to reflect on the agreement, its legacy, and next steps for the United States’ trade policy toward China.
Gaming in China was already highly regulated before the announcement of new restrictions this year.
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent shutdowns and economic fluctuations, sent global supply chains into disarray in 2020. Although the economy has seen the beginnings of a recovery, the pandemic will have a lasting effect on how multinational companies manage their supply chains. With companies and governments putting a greater emphasis on supply chain resilience […]
Rising costs of living, a winner-takes-all college entrance system, and largely entrenched gender roles that place the burden on women to juggle work and family all play into Chinese millennials’ apathy toward having bigger families. In response to these multipronged factors, the government has recently turned its focus to the industries that it sees as adding to the pressures and expenses of raising children.
The culture and market around pet ownership in China is changing; in most ways, for the better. Businesses should take note. As attitudes continue to shift, more products and services built around caring for, and even spoiling, our animal companions will not be far behind.
Semiconductors are a critical element of all electronic devices, including those used within communications, healthcare, computing, automobiles, and weaponry. Production of this tiny yet powerful technology is segmented across the globe. As a result, it is easily subject to disruption, be it economic or geopolitical. Semiconductor policy offers a rare window into how China is […]
Digital health sits at the intersection of healthcare, emerging technologies, and data processing, all of which are of high importance to China’s long-term political, social, and economic objectives. The most prominent example of rapid digital health development in recent years is telemedicine. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rendered many in-person treatment options untenable, forcing many […]
The Heihe-Tengchong Line is an imaginary division that slices China into two roughly equal land masses. Chinese geographer Hu Huanyong created this line in 1935 to illustrate that the vast majority of people—94% by recent estimates—live in the eastern half.
Fifty states, fifty stories of trade relations with China. What distinguishes these stories from the national narrative, which is increasingly marked by wariness and even hostility toward China, is a pragmatic desire to keep trade flowing, preferably growing, while the federal government figures out the meaning of terms like “strategic competitors.” States are the terrain […]
