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.
As the global economy contracted sharply in late 2008, the PRC government’s massive response helped China remain one of the few relatively bright spots in a bleak economic landscape. Boosted by the ¥4 trillion ($585 billion) stimulus package and other measures, such as greater social spending, China may be able to recover more rapidly than […]
Companies can use several official channels to deal with intellectual property rights violations by Ryan Ong Companies face a challenging, rapidly evolving intellectual property rights (IPR) landscape in China. PRC officials are increasingly cognizant of the importance of IPR protection to an innovative economy and, as evidenced by revisions to core IPR laws and the […]
To succeed in China, businesses must understand China’s social media environment by Kaiser Kuo By now it is clear that the social media revolution—which includes the emergence of blogs, YouTube, wikis (websites in which users can edit content), and social networking websites—has put digitally empowered consumers in the driver’s seat and changed the game for […]
Advertising and marketing in China must join the online revolution by Michael Meyer, David C. Michael, and Christoph Nettesheim Many people outside China believe that few mainland Chinese use digital devices beyond the mobile phone and that those who do, for the most part, live in China’s big eastern cities. These perceptions may have been […]
Understanding the key drivers of China’s dynamic media market can help maximize media return on investment by Alex Abplanalp China’s explosive economic development since Deng Xiaoping initiated free market reforms in the late 1970s has transformed the country into one of the largest economies in the world and given rise to a vibrant base of […]
by Lydia R. Goldfine Just in time for the 30th anniversary of US-China diplomatic relations, and reflecting the growing importance of US-China relations, the new US Embassy in Beijing and new PRC Embassy in Washington, DC, both opened in 2008. The Beijing Embassy Compound was dedicated on August 8, 2008—the opening day of the Beijing […]
A small candle company finds glowing success on both sides of the Pacific by Virginia A. Hulme Founded in 1994 by wife-and-husband team Mei Xu and David Wang, Pacific Trade International, Inc. (PTI) has grown from a makeshift candle lab in a basement in Annapolis, Maryland, to a thriving company with revenue from US wholesale […]
A leader in China’s western development faces tough challenges by David Lammie Chongqing’s rise to prominence can be traced back to the middle of the twentieth century. From 1937 to 1945, when Japanese troops occupied Nanjing, Jiangsu (China’s capital at the time), the mountainous city of Chongqing was regarded as a safe haven and chosen […]
China plans to unionize all foreign-invested enterprises by 2010, but companies can work with employees to achieve a relatively positive outcome by Andreas Lauffs and Jonathan Isaacs The All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) last June formally announced a new phase of its unionization campaign that targets the Global Fortune 500, the top public companies […]
USCBC Chair Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO of the Dow Chemical Co., and USCBC President John Frisbie led a delegation of 12 USCBC board members to Beijing at the end of October. The delegation met with Vice Premier Wang Qishan, People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, and other senior officials from the National Development […]
