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…
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.…
Big Data Reveals Anatomy of an Employee
When Oracle wants to know if employees are thinking about leaving the company, they turn to data – big data. One of the world’s biggest commercial software makers, Oracle predicts turnover with…
Nicholas Lardy on the Rise of China’s Private Sector
AmCham China and the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy on Sept. 19 hosted Nicholas Lardy from the Peterson Institute for International Economics for a lunchtime presentation to discuss his newest book, Markets…
Serious Enquiries Only
An American entrepreneur walks into a Beijing boardroom to pitch his new mobile phone security applica-tion to potential investors. He speaks no Chinese, yet his presentation – as well as his product –…
What 3D Printing Adds to Manufacturing
Hardly a novelty act, 3D printing has already generated new possibilities across sectors. In the medical field, 3D printing produces 95 percent of all hearing aids. In automotive, it speeds up the…
US Tech Startups Get Serious About China
An American entrepreneur walks into a Beijing boardroom to pitch his new mobile phone security application to potential investors. He speaks no Chinese, yet his presentation – as well as his product…