Nearly all China-related business news. Check out Sinocism for more (still too busy to re-curate them). Check out the first interview with Shaun, great info.
- ‘Protectionism is a fact of life in China’: Interview with Shaun Rein from Shanghaiist (great interview)
- Sina sells Weibo stake to Alibaba for $586m from Financial Times
- Chinese Renminbi overtakes Russian Rouble to reach #13 as a World Payments Currency from SWIFT (still a mere 0.63% marketshare)
- Chinese Social Media Travel Website Gains USD15 Million Investment from China Tech News (mafengwo.cn)
- US Exports to China by State 2003-2012 from The US-China Business Council (unsurprisingly lots of agriculture, machinery, computer tech)
- China becomes biggest PC market in 2012 – IHS report from BBC
- Rethinking Luxury Car Brands as Chinese Military Changes Rules from The Wall Street Journal
- The only fix for China’s managerial shortage from Financial Times (opportunities to train new managers)
- Taiwan’s Hon Hai To Build New Plant In Indonesia from China Tech News (Foxconn looking for new markets and cheaper wages?)
- HTG Explains: How the Great Firewall of China Works from How To Geek (it’s an okay explanation, see Ch 20 for more references)