What’s Lies Ahead for China’s Urban Waste Landscape?
By Jonas Törnblom
China’s rapid pace of urbanisation remains at full throttle. Mass urbanisation generates mass waste volumes and the physical limitations associated with how...
How Tencent became the World’s Most Valuable Social Network Firm – with Barely any...
By Salvatore Cantale and Ivy Buche
The Chinese technology giant Tencent recently overtook US rival Facebook to become the world’s most valuable social network company, with a market capitalisation...
The Jack Ma Story: Why Thinking Big is More Important than Technical Knowledge
By Rainer Zitelmann
"We don’t want to be number one in China. We want to be number one in the world," said Jack Ma shortly...
Chinese Internet Leaders Will Shake the World
By Dan Steinbock
A decade ago, Chinese Internet companies were still marginal internationally. Today, they are world-class industry innovators. In the Internet economy, the leadership...
Internet Literature in China – An Interview with Michel Hockx
The following is an interview with Michel Hockx, author of Internet Literature in China. You can follow Michael Hockx on Twitter at @mhockx
Q:What in...
The Coming Revolution of Chinese Robotics
By Dan Steinbock
A few years ago, Chinese robotics market was dominated by foreign industry leaders. Today, China is the largest robotics market...
Digital Transformation and Innovation Key to Personal Accessories in Asia Pacific
By Anul Sareen and Julia Illera
Personal accessories sales in the Asia Pacific declined by 16% in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to national...
China’s Chip Industry Is Gaining Momentum – It Could Alter the Global Economic and...
By Dr. Robyn Klingler-Vidra and Dr. Steven Hai
China’s national champions for computer chip – or semiconductor – design and manufacturing, HiSilicon and Semiconductor Manufacturing...
The China Effect on Global Innovation
Traditional approaches to assessing innovation involve evaluating the capacity of nations and corporate entities to undertake it. In this extract from McKinsey Global Institute's...
What Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Can Learn from China – Their Biggest Market
By Youlin Huang, David Tyfield, Didier Soopramanien, and Dr. Lixian Qian
Despite the pandemic, global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increased by 43% in 2020. Total...
