In light of the (relatively) recent concerns surrounding the possibility of trade tensions between China and the United State escalating in a dramatic manner, a lot of observers are undoubtedly asking themselves whether or not a trade war can actually be won. So, could China win a trade war against the United States? Yes. Could
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China’s Tech Industry: From Copy/Paste to Innovation
It’s not exactly a secret that the early days of China’s tech industry, just like the early days of pretty much all of its other sectors, revolved around let’s say “importing” technology if we were to be elegant, whereas others (especially US entities) would most likely choose more blunt terminology. In other words, something which
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China’s (Un)Employment Situation: Past Performance, Current Numbers and Future Challenges
As the structure of China’s economy changes, moving toward Western trends that are indicative of a maturing market, the labor dynamics inevitably go through changes as well and as someone who is either holding Chinese assets or interested in gaining some exposure, it’s important to stay on top of these developments. First and foremost, one
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China’s Banking System: Past, Present and Future
We’ve covered various concerns pertaining to China’s shadow banking system in a previous article, so it makes sense to also pay attention to… well, its “actual” banking system. And, right off the bat, let’s just say the “Past” dimension of this article will be very brief, for the simple fact that there isn’t really all
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China’s Love/Hate Relationship with Bitcoin and Crypto
It’s impossible not to follow bitcoin and cryptocurrencies without noticing how important the Chinese variable is and has been, despite the authorities in China having little love for digital currencies. In other words, the “love” dimension of the relationship is represented by the fact that a lot of Chinese INVESTORS want to have bitcoin/crypto exposure,
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China – India Relations: From Common Economic Goals to Geostrategic Concerns
China, with its population that exceeds 1.4 billion and India, with a population that exceeds 1.3 billion and is getting close to the 1.4 billion milestone, represent the world’s #1 and #2 nations by population and at the same time, countries that have grown tremendously from a GDP perspective and are poised to maintain their
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Shadow Banking in China: Is Enough Being Done?
In 2019, we can confirm the first full-year decline in terms of Chinese shadow banking volume in over 10 years (2018 compared to 2017), after the authorities started paying serious attention to this dimension of the financial sector as of 2017. Still, we’re looking at a whopping $9.1 trillion in outstanding shadow banking loans, which
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Short Term vs. Long Term Investing in China
Far too many investors make the mistake of believing that just because a certain asset, asset class or even jurisdiction is “hot” or let’s say has had a remarkable track record (as is the case with China), it automatically means that everything you touch will turn to gold right away. Unfortunately for them, such beliefs
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(How) Is China Combating Bureaucracy and Administrative Inefficiency?
In China and pretty much everywhere else in the world, the administrative apparatus tends to be (in)famous for excessive bureaucracy, inefficient spending and… well, generally speaking, being disconnected from the proverbial real world. This tends to be a problem because not only is money being lost as a result of various combinations between incompetence and
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China and Taiwan: Economic Strength vs. Geopolitical Vulnerabilities
As an analyst, one cannot help but be prudent when describing the relationship between China and Taiwan… or, to be more precise, relationships (plural) because, frankly, it’s very difficult as well as sub-optimal to treat the Chinese-Taiwanese status quo in a uni-dimensional matter. The most straightforward approach, in this author’s view at least, is seeing