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The InterChina Insight serves as our platform to share our views on investment,
market and functional topics related to doing business in China. Current
and archived articles are listed below. We welcome you to download and
print them ready to read in a quiet moment.
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After years of soul searching and debate, China finally moved ahead with a comprehensive healthcare reform program in 2009. In this article, we explore the status quo, problems and future outlook for rural healthcare services providers. We are focusing on Township Health Centers, the key support for rural healthcare reforms. InterChina’s survey of township health centers found they suffer from a vicious circle of patient distrust, poorly qualified doctors and inadequate equipment that will be very difficult to break out of in the near future. Regardless of the final outcome, the government is channeling more funds to its 5,000 leading Township Health Centers than to any other medical providers, offering fresh opportunities for foreign medical device and equipment suppliers. |
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James A.C. Sinclair & Franc Kaiser (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2010-07-14 |
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International machinery and equipment makers share a common problem. Even if they have their own sales teams in China, they often are still unable to meet the demands from their customers in China as production sites in Europe or the USA are too far away.
InterChina has found that these organizations need new strategies and solutions to compete effectively. A very effective solution is the creation of “the China man”, which has been adapted by various machinery makers with great success. |
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Franc Kaiser (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2010-07-02 |
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The food services sector in China is not only rapidly growing but it is also dramatically transforming. Underpinning this process of transformation are the ballooning numbers of increasingly affluent and fashion conscious Chinese middle class. These adventurous and demanding consumers take what they want from Western influences while developing their own distinctive consumption culture.
Responding to these consumers are nimble and increasingly sophisticated local food service operators who replicate many of the competencies of global competitors but in some key areas outperform them. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the chain casual dining channel where the pioneers, YUM! and McDonald, have spent two decades blazing a trail. A trail that now reverberates with the thundering hooves of capable and ambitious local competitors.
However it is not all bad news for the foreign players in food services. Particularly for foreign suppliers the continuing high growth, a trend to higher quality, and increasingly sophisticated local customers will provide many opportunities for years to come. The keys to success will be staying abreast of the changes, identifying the high value channels and customers as they emerge, and building the capabilities necessary to provide them with the solutions they need. |
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Frank Gibson (Independent consultant) & Alex Zhao (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2010-06-18 |
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In May we published a new article on China’s EV sector “Between Deadly Flat And Fully Charged: The Story Of China’s Electric Vehicles”. The article prompted lots of feedback and questions from those within the EV sector, as well as the auto and green-tech industries more broadly. By way of follow-up, we are now publishing the full research report upon which the original article was based. The report goes into much more detail on the full range of issues, our view on how the sector will develop, plus the opportunities for foreign players. |
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Long Nanyao (InterChiina) |
PDF | EN | 2010-06-09 |
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Times are changing. Now that China is on the brink of becoming the world’s second largest economy, it still welcomes foreign investment but no longer is relying on foreign support to develop its economy and industries. If you think it is still easy to buy Chinese companies, you are mistaken. It’s now a sellers’ market. Foreign companies need to focus on the real strengths of China’s economy now, and have a clear idea of what the market is like and how they can bring value in this context, in order to consider mergers and acquisitions here. |
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Barry Chen (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2010-05-19 |
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