This film is worth a watch to show how WeChat-which started as a messaging app- is evolving into a one stop killer app for search,social and shopping. (And you thought Google and Facebook were too powerful.). It’s success is due not to Chinese govt support but innovation to make the user experience a) very easyContinue reading “How China is changing the internet”
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News from China
I went to the 6th annual LSE SU China Development forum yesterday – this is my third visit to the forum with my son Oliver – who is fascinated by all things Chinese. What stood out this time ? Liberalisation and opening up ? last year there was much excited anticipation about the upcoming thirdContinue reading “News from China”
A ferment of debate in China about the way ahead
My fourth visit to LSE SU The China Development forum and the most interesting yet The change in leadership has resulted in a ferment of debate about the way forward Much of this open and enabled by Weibo. Public intellectuals (and not just the people) now use Weibo to air their views and get aContinue reading “A ferment of debate in China about the way ahead”
What to watch for as new leaders take over in China
To the China Development forum at LSE for the second time ( I went last in 2010) And it has both grown and become “more Chinese”- 50 % of the talks were in mandarin. This helped – many of the speakers were very funny in their own tongue- so unlike the rather pompous business eventsContinue reading “What to watch for as new leaders take over in China”
Why the Chinese will be buying up more brands this year
Karl Gerth’s new new book gives us a lot of of insight into why brands and branding are rising up the agenda in China in both government and business circles ( in reality that is one and the same thing). Quotes from the book and my comments… “Chinese exports have low added value meaning thatContinue reading “Why the Chinese will be buying up more brands this year”
As China goes, so goes the world
Is the title of an excellent new book by Karl Gerth We tend to look west for new consumer markets – think Apple’s IPad and Botox- and that is unlikely to change any time soon But now we need to look east as the needs of China shapes innovation and pricing. Things will be greenerContinue reading “As China goes, so goes the world”