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CHINA AUTOMOTIVE
Key M&A Challenges in China's Automotive Component Sector
The automotive sector remains one of the most buoyant sectors in China and this is expected to remain so in the coming decade. For automotive component companies worldwide, this will be the period in which to occupy and shape their ...    Read on...
China's in-progress effort to purge & replace foreign suppliers
The recent Bloomberg item, China is Planning to Purge Foreign Technology and Replace With Homegrown Suppliers, will come as no surprise to the defense and intelligence ...    Read on...
China Auto Demand Stable, While Trucks Remain Pressured
China auto demand increased 6% in November, roughly in line with quarter-to-date performance and our Q4 estimate. Demand remains strong despite a 200-300 basis point headwind from light trucks (down 20-25% in the quarter) ...    Read on...
Additional China automotive industry articles

 

- ChinaEV blog: China's automakers dive into the electric vehicle sea but may be treading water 

- Prospect of Chinese Cars in US Still Remain Years Away
- E-vehicles on the rise in China, sports cars emerge as current popular choice, finds KPMG survey
- Shenzhen's surprise auto sales cap hits dealers where it hurts 

ECONOMY & MANUFACTURING
China's New Normal Trades Pace of Growth For Less Corruption, Pollution
After decades of breakneck economic growth centered on developing factories that churn out manufactured wares to the world, China is grappling with the attendant ills -- stark economic inequality, pollution-choked skies and ...   Read on...
Hold onto your hats: change is coming
Framework of Chinese management faces an exciting future. People are increasingly asking whether China will yield new management theories and strategies as happened in Japan in the 1980s. China today and Japan then were ...    Read on...
Additional articles on the economy and manufacturing in China

- China December Manufacturing Index Falls to 7-month Low
- China's growth slows to weakest in 24 years
- Why China Is Raiding Foreign Companies At Dawn
- What could happen in China in 2015?
- Should Supply Chain Professionals Plan for a Shift in Business from China to India?

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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT RISK
GBP and SLU's John Cook School of Business release new Certificate Course

SLU's Center for Supply Chain Management has selected Global Business Professor to produce and host their new online Certificate Course: Supply Chain Risk Management: Creating, Capturing & Delivering Value, presented by Dana Hullinger, Director of Supply Chain Strategy with The Boeing Company.    Read on ... 

NEW ON-DEMAND SEMINARS

"Reinventing Mobility In the China Context: Internet Vehicles & Related Smart Car Technologies" presented by Bill Russo
"The Chinese Automotive Industry - Racing to the Bottom" presented by John Jullens
"Developing and Sustaining High Performance Global Teams" presented by Barbara Boldt
"Sourcing with Efficiency: Tips on Finding Great Factories in China & Asia" Presented by Tom Galey
SELLING TO OEMs & TOP TIER SUPPLIERS IN CHINA
Business Development Help in China for Automotive Suppliers

Looking for key relationship development and management services for auto suppliers in China?  If you want to quickly develop relationships with target Chinese automotive business or government parties ...    Read on... 

TAX & FINANCE
China Releases General Anti-Tax Avoidance Measures
On December 2, 2014, the PRC State Administration for Taxation (SAT) issued the Administrative Measures on General Anti-Tax Avoidance (Implemented on Trial Basis) (GAAR Measures).  This is one of the latest moves that SAT has taken in ...   Read on...
Additional articles on tax and finance

- China starts enforcing tax law for citizens working abroad
- China Tightens Individual Income Taxation on Capital Gains From Equity Transfer

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ONLINE COURSE - SELF STUDY
"Negotiating Successfully in China" online course
Negotiate Successfully in China will show you how to:
  • Construct a negotiation plan that leads to profitable business - not empty promises
  • Develop and maintain value-adding relationships and networks
  • Find the right partners - and keep them loyal
  • Protect your technology, intellectual property and assets  
  • Identify and leverage your sources of power
  • Understand what Chinese negotiators really want - and what they really mean.
OTHER ON-DEMAND SEMINARS

 

"Expat Healthcare Issues in China" with Kevin Zhou, Michelle Colona and Anthony Hidell 


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HUMAN RESOURCES
New Procedures for Foreigners Entering China for Short-Term Assignments
As per the new notice from Chinese Governments (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Securities, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Culture), effective from January 1, 2015 ...   Read on...
Additional human resources articles

- China: Grad students drop may signal shift in war for talent
- Hong Kong: Personal Data Protection in Cross-Border Data Transfer
- Gearing up for rewards transformation in China

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CHINA GLOBAL HEADLINES
China Vehicle Sales Growth Forecast at 7% Amid Slowdown
Source: Bloomberg

Get Ready: China's Anti-Corruption Campaign Is About to Intensify
Source: The Diplomat

Subaru puts China production effort on hold as car demand wanes
Source: Automotive News

Volvo Aims to be First to Export Chinese Cars to U.S.
Source: Bloomberg

JD.com and Tencent Holdings to invest $1.55 billion in Bitauto
Source: Yahoo Finance

Defect found in nearly 1 in 4 sampled solar panels set for use China
Source: China Economic Review

Ford Mustang launched on the Chinese car market
Source: CarNewsChina.com

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OTHER HOT TOPICS
Additional articles on doing business in China
- What Happens When You Decide to Leave China?
- The Scale Of The Chinese Real Estate Crash Is Terrifying
- China housing prices down again in December, but fall slower than November
- China Customs Revises its Enterprise Classification System
- China: New measures announced on FTZs and pilot reforms
- Six China Business Law Trends for 2015

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