Are China ‘s recently-released “Regulations of the State Council on Outward Investment” a manifesto calling for Chinese divesture from America? Though some of the frothier online headlines (particularly on YouTube and Facebook) scream yes and even more tried-and-true media (Bloomberg and NikkeiAsia) lean that way, I do not believe the answer is that simple. There are two explicit targets inside the new regulations and one under the surface. As for the first two, the Chinese g

I was in China the past month. My last day coincided with the Presidents of China and America holding a summit in Beijing on Thursday. Did this summit, potentially the first of several this year, matter? And if so, to whom and why? I see a disconnect between the macro of the political theater on the national and global stages and the micro of the day-to-day concerns of the Chinese middle class. U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of

(photo by Glenn Carstons Peters, www.unsplash.com ) My mentor often asks me if I have an outline of topics mapped out for future Substack posts. My answer is the same every time. No. There are many good reasons to do so, but it does not come easy for me. So, where do my writing ideas come from? What is my inspiration? I read a lot and something always hits me and sends me down a new path. This past weekend (before a blizzard knocked me back to the stone ages for several days)

The China Chronicle China’s healthcare revolution lives and breathes on data. Part One of this series explored how China transformed its domestic healthcare system. Part Two looked outward at how China is growing and reshaping global healthcare norms. This Part Three examines governmental collection, management, and control of personal information in China’s healthcare model and why this unnerves America. Data Banks in Guizhou Province, China (www.asiatimes.com) Information

Healthcare is part of China’s expanding global footprint of influence and power. Part One of this series explored how China transformed its domestic system. This Part Two looks outward at how China is growing and reshaping global healthcare norms. Part Three will examine the control mechanisms embedded in the Chinese model. (www.marketingtochina.com) China and Global Health China is a force to be reckoned with in global healthcare. Being active in global health deepens and e

China is a global leader in healthcare innovation. It has been transformative at home, and China is expanding its healthcare influence abroad. In both, China is designing systems that cause admiration and concern to some. This series looks at all three. Part One focuses on what is happening inside China. Part Two will explore how China is spreading its healthcare reach internationally. Part Three will look at embedded control and oversight features and why the West may find t

Chinese ship in Jiangsu, China (photo by Bing Shang on Unsplash.com) The rush of Chinese products in global markets is not caused by dark strategy or deceitful subsidies. It’s driven instead by something more dry and powerful: the fact that China’s tax and financial systems encourage companies to build more and faster over efficiency and profitability. It’s not ideology. It’s incentives, math, and momentum. And, lest I forget, the Chinese also make good stuff. Taxation China’

Fourth Plenum of 20th CPC Central Committee (Photo by Xinhua) “ We must have the courage to face major tests amid high winds, rough waves and even raging storms, and tackle difficulties, risks and challenges with a spirit of historical initiative – focusing on doing our own work well to write a new chapter in sustaining China’s economic growth and long-term social stability. ” — From China’s recently-adopted 15th Five-Year Plan Can you imagine a five-year strategic planning p

The China Chronicle Snow buried tents, Gama Valley, Tibet No one died earlier this month when a rare, off-season blizzard struck remote Gama Valley on the eastern slopes of the Zhumulangma (“Goddess Mother of the World”) mountain during peak hiking season. Almost 600 hikers and 300 guides and porters who were caught in raging winds and trapped under 3.5 feet of snow were saved. If the same storm had hit the south side of Sagarmatha (“The Forehead in the Sky”) mountain, as M

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