Alibaba Saga II: Meg Whitman Unexpectedly Met Her Match
Author Helen Wang recaps Alibaba's Battle with eBay
View ArticleAlibaba Saga III: Jack Ma Discovered The Internet
Author Helen Wang recaps eBay - Alibaba battle: Jack Ma discovered the Internet and magic was born
View ArticleAlibaba Saga IV: A Crocodile In The Yangtze River
Author Helen Wang recaps Alibaba - eBay battle: A Crocodile in the Yangtze Rive
View ArticleWhy China Will Lead Innovation in Social and Mobile Commerce
China will lead innovation in social and mobile commerce and change the global business landscape
View ArticleGet Ready For Coming Asian Consumer Boom: 3 Trends to Look For
Three key characteristics of Asian consumers: their youth, their proficiency with mobile technologies, and their innate sense of what constitutes good value for their money.
View ArticleWhy Amazon Should Fear Alibaba
Alibaba excels in serving small businesses where Amazon fails.
View Article'Century Of Humiliation' Complicates U.S.-China Relationship
For the “new kind of major-power relationship” to work, China needs to walk out of the shadow of its unfortunate past and be a confident global player. For the U.S., understanding Chinese psychology...
View ArticleIs China's Economy Running Away from President Xi Jinping?
China's top leaders are sending conflicting messages as how to best handle the economy.
View ArticleChina's Triple Wins: The New Silk Roads
Being hailed as China's Marshall Plan, the New Silk Roads program could be triple wins for China.
View ArticleChina's Middle Class Has Become A Major Pillar Of Its Economy
Retail sales in China increased 11% in 2015. Services account for half the economy and consumption contributes 60% of growth.
View ArticleReports of the Chinese Economy's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The underlying growth drivers are still there, whether it’s middle-class spending or infrastructure, the opportunities are there.
View ArticleXi Jinping's Mideast Trip to Push "One Belt One Road"
Xi Jinping offered tens of billions in investments to the Middle East as he pushes forward the New Silk Roads.
View ArticleWar Or Peace In The South China Sea?
China will probably speed up island-building, citing the U.S. provocation as the reason.
View ArticleThe UK Wants To Be China's Best Friend, Why Not The US?
The U.K. believes its future is bound to China, but the U.S. views China as a potential threat. Experts discuss the implications of China's rise.
View ArticleAmerica's Smart Congagement In Asia Pacific
If the rebalance to Asia strategy succeeds, it could create conditions for the U.S. and China to cooperate and solve many of the world's problems.
View ArticleChanging Face Of Chinese Consumer Is Changing China and Beyond
Chinese consumers, who represent one-half of China's population and 75% of GDP, are becoming more health conscious, family oriented, and travel fanatics.
View ArticleIt's Time For Facebook To Copy WeChat
WeChat makes Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Twitter look hopelessly inferior.
View Article3 Lessons From Uber's Defeat In China
Uber’s defeat is not a surprise. The lessons remain the same: adapt to local markets and respect local cultures.
View ArticleApple: A Trend Follower?
Apple looks like a trend follower and is struggling to keep itself interesting in China.
View ArticleThree Innovative Ways To Reach Chinese Consumers
Tapping into the full potential of selling to 800 million consumers on WeChat.
View ArticleWhy China Can Dominate Next-Generation Manufacturing
Robotics, 3-D printing, cloud computing, and big data - the Chinese manufacturing sector is moving from "Made in China to "Made by China."
View ArticleHangzhou's Transformation From An Unknown Town To Host Of The G20 Summit
Now one of the wealthiest cities in the country, Hangzhou has 9 million inhabitants. Most of them are members of the new middle class, who have seen their life dramatically improved over the past decades.
View ArticleHow Starbucks Can Revive China's Lost Tea Culture
Just as Starbucks created demand for its coffee, it can very well enjoy even greater success with tea in China.
View ArticleThe Chinese Consumer Is Driving Global Innovation
See it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, global brands have sped up innovation to appeal to Chinese consumers.
View ArticleTwo Reasons Chinese Millennials Have More Cash To Burn Than American...
Unlike American millennials, Chinese millennials do not have student debts and housing expenses. Growing up as an only child, they spend freely and save nothing.
View ArticleThree Strategies To Win In China's E-Commerce Market
Will Macy's follow the footsteps of other American giants such as e-Bay, which failed miserably, or Amazon, which couldn't gain much footing in China?
View ArticleWill Alipay Dominate Global Mobile Payments?
E-commerce has become increasingly mobile. Euromonitor estimates that mobile commerce will amount to $972 billion by the end of this year. By 2021, it is expected to reach $3 trillion.
View ArticleFrom Virtual Reality To Personalized Experiences: Alibaba Is Bringing Us The...
What's really exciting about the Singles Day is its potential to change the way people shop -- virtual reality shopping, augmented reality O2O, personalized experience, and more.
View ArticleWhat To Expect From Trump's China Ambassador
Branstad's nomination signals that the U.S. will push harder to open the China market for U.S. goods. Companies can expect greater opportunities for selling to China.
View ArticleChina's Millennial Consumers: What Victoria's Secret Got Wrong, And Nike Got...
Chinese millennials are a new breed of consumers who will shape the future of commerce. Companies must understand them intimately in order to win their hearts and minds.
View ArticleThe Biggest Story of Our Time: The Rise of China's Middle Class
The Rise of China’s middle class is the biggest story of our time. It has changed, and will continue to change, the dynamics of the world we live in.
View ArticleChina to Become the World's Largest Importer by 2014
While it is not China’s role to save the world economy, it is in China’s best interest to balance its own economy toward domestic consumption. In so doing, China serves as a counter-balance of...
View ArticleBlind Activist's Blind Faith Reveals Chinese Attitude toward Authority
Chinese culture emphasizes hierarchy and obedience. The Chinese have blind faith in high authority and are unable or unwilling to challenge it. This includes the blind activist Chen Guangcheng.
View ArticleFive Things Starbucks Did to Get China Right
If Starbucks can succeed in a most unlikely-to-succeed market, there is no reason that any other company cannot succeed in China.
View ArticleYum! China: From Rebranding to Reinventing
Through rebranding, Yum! Brands has completely re-invented itself in China. For companies like Yum! Brands, succeeding in China has not only provided an alternative growth engine, but also generated a...
View ArticleThe Secret of Succeeding in China
The Secret of Succeeding in China is a result-producing program designed for your success in the world's largest market.
View ArticleWhy Barbie Stumbled in China and How She Could Re-invent Herself
Instead of making Barbie a fashion and lifestyle brand, Mattel should have made Barbie an aspirational brand to empower Chinese girls.
View ArticleThe Chinese Middle Class View of the Leadership Transition
In order for the Chinese middle class to continue to grow, China’s new leaders must push for political reform and enforce the rule of law.
View ArticleHalf a Billion Opportunities for U.S. Businesses
The Chinese middle class is approaching half a billion this year. American companies must seize the opportunities and become more proactive in exporting to China.
View ArticleFive New Trends of Chinese Consumers
As Chinese consumers come of age, they become more sophisticated and more loyal to their favorite brands. However, mass consumers in smaller cities still focus on functional benefits in products. Above...
View ArticleChinese People Must Define Their Own Dream
China needs a Chinese Dream, but it is not Xin Jinping's version of the Chinese Dream.
View ArticleHow Burger King Can Recover in China
Burger King must correct its missteps, re-invent the Chinese menu to include exotic dishes, target young and trendy, as well as sophisticated customers, and recoup its China strategy.
View ArticleCan Mattel Make A Comeback In China?
After Mattel’s embarrassing closure of its flagship store, the House of Barbie, in Shanghai two years ago, the American toy maker seems to have learned a thing or two about the Chinese market.
View ArticleSeeds Of Alibaba's IPO Planted In 2004 Battle With eBay
Author Helen Wang recaps Alibaba's battle with eBay.
View ArticleThe Real Reason Chinese Millennials Are Super Consumers
Chinese millennials are the only-child generation that sets them apart from other millennials.
View ArticleWhy China Is Leading Us To The Future Of Commerce
The future of commerce will be a convergence of mobile commerce, social commerce, and entertainmerce.
View ArticleXi Can Teach Trump How To Make America Great Again
President Trump may not like it, but Xi's success story will not be about protectionism and isolationism that seem to have characterized his administration, but about opening to the world.
View ArticleThe Trumps May Bring More Chinese Travelers To The United States
Despite Trump's anti-China rhetoric during his campaign, more Chinese are choosing the U.S. as their next travel destination.
View ArticleOpinion: Xi Jinping Thought Combines Mao's Totalitarianism And Deng's Crony...
Xi Jinping, who is amicable, confident, and popular even among world leaders, may present more danger to the free world than Kim Jong-un.
View ArticleAlibaba's Singles' Day By The Numbers: A Record $25 Billion Haul
Alibaba’s Singles' Day Shopping Festival is like no other. It’s a combination of commerce, entertainment and an exuberant celebration of consumerism.
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