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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
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The global economic landscape is being reshaped as China joins other economies facing slower growth following the meltdown of global capital markets. InterChina interviewed more than 30 CEOs of European and other multinational corporations with operations in China to assess just how they are faring and how they are adjusting to these changing times. The good news is that most of those executives foresee continued strong growth in China, although on a more modest scale than in years past. However, many recognize the imperative to contain costs to maximize their own competitive leverage in a market that still holds much more promise than most others. |
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Jan Borgonjon and Eduardo Morcillo (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2008-11-25 |
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In these times of global uncertainty, one of the few “islands” of continued growth and opportunity remains to be China. Foreign investors looking for cues into where to put their money would be wise to study broad demographic and economic trends taking shape in China. While the economy is bound to go through ups and downs in coming years, the one unshakeable fact is that its middle class is growing and growing richer. Increasingly affluent Chinese consumers want better health care, educational and leisure services and facilities and luxury products. As such, this article delivers our understanding of a post-Olympic China – and what the boom industries will be from now on.
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Franc Kaiser (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2008-10-28 |
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The Chinese market has gone through a great deal of change in the last decade and is still changing every day. Many multinationals now focusing on Chinese domestic market face cutthroat competition not only from other foreign companies but also from Chinese companies. It is high-time for foreign companies to consider more flexible strategies for tapping the Middle Kingdom's rapidly growing “middle market.” How can high-cost foreign companies producing higher quality products at relatively high prices compete with low-cost, lower quality products made by their Chinese competitors? This article offers some examples of successful strategies by some leading foreign companies.
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Simon Zhang (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2008-10-13 |
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Labour safety arises as a key challenge for companies in China. Growing awareness of safety standards and other workplace-related issues among workers, government officials and the broader public is raising the likelihood that mistakes by and poor compliance from Western as well as local companies, will be exposed to closer scrutiny. It is high time that foreign companies implement safety practices that comply both with Chinese law and with corporate global standards. |
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Jan Borgonjon (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2008-09-17 |
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The uproar over China’s need to improve the quality and safety of its products has died down somewhat since the scandals of 2007. But the country’s need to raise its standards to international levels remains a hot-button issue. We examine the current status of the standards-setting process in China and suggest strategies foreign companies can use, such as lobbying, to help influence this vital and complicated factor in the business environment. |
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Deng Sanhong (InterChina) |
PDF | EN | 2008-08-29 |
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