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Because it represents a deep look into China’s Business culture and society from an approachable  standpoint, Country Driving is a good place for people who aren’t experts on china to start with to understand the culture. The following links give reviews of the journalistic novel and there is also a link to a talk given… Continue reading Links to more info on Country Driving →

Human Resource Leapfrogging, a term coined by Harvard Economist Richard Freeman, describes how developing nations  “with many less-educated peasants and relatively few scientists and engineers can compete” in industries that have traditionally been dominated by advanced countries. The example that he uses is the IT industry, which has relatively high knowledge requirements as a barrier… Continue reading Human Resource Leapfrogging →

Market forces are leading to more Luxury hotels being build in China. It is probably that the recent uptick is a result of the complementary forces of increased native Chinese incomes which lead to increases in domestic tourism, and increasing  expectations from western tourists that they be able to enjoy the same luxury accommodation that… Continue reading Luxury Hotels are increasing in China →

According to a New York Times article on China, new HIV cases are rising in china, with “70,000 new cases identified in the first nine months of this year.” In the past, the means of transmission of the disease were often drug use and untested blood sources, but current trends have 87.1% of all new… Continue reading HIV among young Chinese →

“China’s policy makers are already focused on how to change the country’s growth strategy to respond to the new challenges that will come, and avoid the “middle-income trap.” That is clearly reflected in both the 11th and 12th Five Year Plans, with their focus on quality of growth, structural reforms to harness innovation and economic… Continue reading The Middle Income Trap →

Consumer price index indicators are out for September and prices have risen by 3.1% year-over-year. The price index separates out rural and city price changes, which were 3.3% and 3.1% respectively. The month-on-month price changes reflected a rise of the same amount, 0.8%,  in cities as well as in rural areas leading to an overall… Continue reading Summary of China CPI changes for September →