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Companies ramping up recruiting in China #china #recruiting lnkd.in/ek6GAAH7
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A quick guide to all the flavors of sanctions the US government can impose on foreign business #china lnkd.in/eSPBa2FX
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At the end of the era when property investment almost anywhere in China was a one way bet. #china #property lnkd.in/eZqWB_XC
Unusual openness from a Chinese state owned company about losses incurred on a belt road project #beltandroadinitiative #china lnkd.in/e3uhtW9m
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China moving forward to rapidly scale hydrogen infrastructure for transportation. Expect to see Chinese companies bringing these solutions to markets outside China at scale within 24 months #china #infrastructure #hydrogeneconomy lnkd.in/e_c4R7Ut
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VW's China dilemma - a deep dive into why VW needs China more than China needs VW #china Financial Times lnkd.in/ergBcs_f
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Many forms of agtech taking major leaps forward in China from autonomous vehicles to factory farming to modified seeds. Expect successful innovations to start to be exported #china #agtech #farming lnkd.in/emAWPMFs
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Lack of vaccination in the elderly creating extraordinarily high fatality rates in Hong Kong as Omicron passes through the population lnkd.in/en2ZdMRz
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China's actions to control COVID cases are going to show up quickly in further global supply chain shortages and in weak consumer consumption #china #supplychain #covid lnkd.in/eDyxPekG
Multinationals struggle with what "leaving Russia" means - permanent v. temporary, imported goods v. locally made, global brands v. local brands, honoring contracts v. tearing them up. lnkd.in/evddAFYD
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Long list of multinationals withdrawing from the Russia market, exiting joint ventures, closing production facilities and ceasing to supply products or services into Russia. For most of these companies, Russia a small source of revenue. lnkd.in/eYzxr7Pt
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China's government backs down on plan to require even the smallest street trader to register as a business, with associated overheads, in order to accept electronic payments. Sensible decision, but that it was promoted in first pl…lnkd.in/eYHQgmf5 lnkd.in/egfYpA5R
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Local governments in China face major cash flow squeeze as land sales decline. As so often, poorer areas will be hardest hit #china lnkd.in/dCn3tjAZ
Decline of Didi continues - declining downloads, declining riders, declining share price, now declining number of employees #chinatech lnkd.in/e7BR7bJN
Highlights just how profitable China is for BMW. And how important it is to their future to sustain those profits #china #BMW lnkd.in/ei_UDjbQ
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China's leading semiconductor producer had a successful 2021 and plans to up capital investment to $5bn in 2022 - still only a fraction of investment levels of global leaders. Focusing on increasing domestic share of non leading e…lnkd.in/ejCJa443 lnkd.in/e8s8hY_N
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Chinese local governments pushing local businesses to take advantage of the export opportunities that come from the launch of the RCEP free trade agreement - electronics, agriculture sectors prioritized. Japan a key target market…lnkd.in/egDUsk-d lnkd.in/eXxKJ3tN