Category: Chinapocalypse
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The Return of American Dominance: What It Means for the World Order and Businesses
America’s return to global power has big implications for world politics – and your business. Is the Era of Multiple Global Powers Ending? Just a few years ago it was common to hear that the US was becoming irrelevant, that NATO was fading, and that this would be the China Century. Nowadays, however, it is…
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Taiwan Strait Supply Chain Risks Require Mitigation
Rising Taiwan Strait supply chain risks are already starting to affect US companies. As a business decision-maker, you must assess exposures and implement contingency plans now. Taiwan plays an outsized role in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing critical to global supply chains. Over half of the semiconductor fabrication facilities are located in Taiwan. Any disruption of…
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Navigating the Transition: Essential Guidelines for Expats Leaving China
Never Let Them See You Pack Maybe you’re considering leaving China. Maybe you are discussing definite plans. Maybe you’re just wondering out loud. Don’t. Say. Anything. The moment an expat talks about leaving town, their status changes completely. Every expat has at least 3 teams of stakeholders: 1. Family/Friends/Personal support 2. Local professional network 3.…
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Dark Clouds Loom: How China’s Espionage Rule Casts Fear among US Investors
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Cracking the China Code: 5 Harsh Realities of the Business Landscape
Celebrity CEO’s have been taking audiences in Beijing So, I imagine that Bill Gates enjoyed China. I don’t know. I haven’t read any follow-up to his visit last month. But I like to think of Bill as a foodie, and Beijing is a top food city. It’s really up there. I’m assuming it’s the same…
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5 Things That Will Happen if the China Economy Craters:
The news coming out of China has suddenly shifted to the grim state of the Chinese economy. Rule #1 about trying to gauge the Chinese economy is to disbelieve the official numbers. I guess the modern update would include warnings about cable news & online media. In the super-cool world of China economics & trade…
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Just In Case Inventory Management – ChinApocalypse Phrase of the Day
Would you rather be able to control time or space? Before the Covid-19 pandemic caused freighters to stack up around ports and US consumers faced unprecedented shortages, few people gave much thought to inventory management systems. However, in 2021, we received numerous wake-up calls, highlighting our over-reliance on long supply chains and tightly integrated distribution…
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Compliance Costs: Phrase of the day, May 24th, 2023
What could have been a long, drawn-out decline picked up new speed and energy in 2018 and 2019. Washington started levying tariffs and the Chinese Warrior Wolf diplomacy was taking on a life of its own. For the first time, it looked like governments were doing more than just talking about reigning in global trade…
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ChinApocalypse: Extinction Level Event for SMEs
The “make cheap, sell dear” model is coming to an end in China. This isn’t something you want to happen, but there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.
