15 Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2015
1. TAKING IT TO THE CITIES China’s urbanization rate was 53 percent by the end of 2013. Compared to the US or Brazil, which both have an urbanization rate of close to…
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Ten Years After Takeoff
As Executive Director Geoffrey Jackson recalls, the first discussions of the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) began over a Peking duck dinner. These informal talks in 2003 led to an official founding…
Tapping China’s Craft Beer Market
Like all good entrepreneurs in their field, Kris Li and Alex Acker’s business began with giant buckets of beer. The plastic vats crowding their kitchens contained the prototype of the now-thriving Jing…
The True Value of Reforms
As we reach the one year anniversary of the 2013 Third Plenum meeting and the presentation of the 60-point economic reform program, many observers remain skeptical of its significance. There are a…
Inside the Chairman’s Circle: Ken Lousberg of Terex Corp, China
For our ongoing interview series, AmCham China Communications Director Graham Norris spoke with Ken Lousberg, president of Terex Corp, China, about leading with enthusiasm and taking the shame out of sharing mistakes.…
Book Review: Markets Over Mao
China watchers spend a great deal of their time trying to change commonly held opinions. There are several reasons behind this. For one, China changes rapidly and thus lends itself easily to…