Lenovo has been making a lot of interesting decisions recently. It's first big splash was its poorly managed acquisition of IBM's personal computer unit in 2005. The decision was originally hailed as the model for future Chinese M&A abroad: It was knowledge-based, integrative and produced none... >>more
In the last week, China has continued to make a series of targeted moves designed to bring growth under control. Particular subjects of attention are IPOs and residential real estate. In terms of housing, The China Banking Regulatory Commission is putting pressure on third... >>more
Following the US decision to sell US$6 billion in arms to Taiwan, Beijing decided to play hard ball. Not only did it unleash the usual bluster about damaged ties and communications channel, but it added a significant threat: According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu, China will sanction the... >>more
HSBC's China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to a record high in January, ringing the bell at 57.4, up from 56.1 in December. This is not a... >>more
Last year was a year of unprecedented American deference to China. On nearly every front, the Obama administration sought to engage and reassure China on security, economic and business issues. After all, China was buying a lot of US debt, and was and is a source of growth for US companies, helping... >>more
Coming from the person widely expected to take over from Premier Wen Jiabao in 2012, Vice Premier Li Keqiang's speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos had been eagerly anticipated.
Not that Li was expected to say anything too provacative to world leaders this week: Beijing keeps a... >>more
Courts ruled against music companies which accused China's largest internet search engine, Baidu, and smaller firm Sogou, of internet piracy for distributing... >>more
The recent IMF outlook for the global economy may come as a relief for Beijing: It plays down fears of asset bubbles in the country.
Jörg Decressin, chief of the... >>more
The news that the chemical melamine has been found in three batches of milk products in Guizhou province demonstrates that the nightmare of the 2008 tainted milk scandal is far from over.
This despite the best... >>more
The war of words between the US and China has switched between the bold and the downright ridiculous in the week following Google's threat to pull out of the Chinese internet market.
The Obama administration went further than ever... >>more
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