01/04/2021 l Report about China's National People's Congress
From Friday 5 March to Thursday 11 March, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing, also called ‘Two Sessions’. In line with the national COVID-19 prevention and control requirements, the event was mostly virtual and only lasted seven days instead of the usual 10 days. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses the annual NPC session as a political platform for major policy efforts and to decide on long-term strategies. This year’s ...
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From Friday 5 March to Thursday 11 March, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing, also called ‘Two Sessions’. In line with the national COVID-19 prevention and control requirements, the event was mostly virtual and only lasted seven days instead of the usual 10 days. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) uses the annual NPC session as a political platform for major policy efforts and to decide on long-term strategies. This year’s ...
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17/03/2021 l Blockchain Technology: Opportunities for European SMEs China
‘Blockchain’ is a term that first emerged in 2009 in the context of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is an online digital currency that was first published on the internet in 2009 by an anonymous group or person known as Satoshi Nakamoto. In spite of its first introduction as a support of cryptocurrency, today there is much more talk about the underlying technology known as blockchains. Therefore, the knowledge and understanding we have around this very young technology is evolving at a fast pace. T...
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‘Blockchain’ is a term that first emerged in 2009 in the context of Bitcoin. Bitcoin is an online digital currency that was first published on the internet in 2009 by an anonymous group or person known as Satoshi Nakamoto. In spite of its first introduction as a support of cryptocurrency, today there is much more talk about the underlying technology known as blockchains. Therefore, the knowledge and understanding we have around this very young technology is evolving at a fast pace. T...
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24/02/2021 l Opportunities in China's 2nd Tier Cities
There is more to China than its major cities Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen (also called 1st tier cities). Nowadays, 2nd tier cities offer a lot of business opportunities for European SMEs as a manufacturing base or potential consumer market. Although still not very well-known to the Western world, they are key cities in the development plans of the Chinese government. Many of those 2nd Tier Cities have a population of 5 million or more and reports show that consumptio...
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There is more to China than its major cities Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen (also called 1st tier cities). Nowadays, 2nd tier cities offer a lot of business opportunities for European SMEs as a manufacturing base or potential consumer market. Although still not very well-known to the Western world, they are key cities in the development plans of the Chinese government. Many of those 2nd Tier Cities have a population of 5 million or more and reports show that consumptio...
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27/01/2021 l 10th Anniversary of WeChat
In January 2021 Tencent’s app WeChat celebrated its 10th anniversary, a decade of influencing China’s online world. WeChat, the Rolls Royce of all China-based apps, started as a copycat version of WhatsApp and is now the number one messaging app in China. Even though WeChat is still a messaging app at its core, it has grown to be much more and indispensable for your daily and professional life in China. The possibilities of WeChat seem to be endless and more funct...
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In January 2021 Tencent’s app WeChat celebrated its 10th anniversary, a decade of influencing China’s online world. WeChat, the Rolls Royce of all China-based apps, started as a copycat version of WhatsApp and is now the number one messaging app in China. Even though WeChat is still a messaging app at its core, it has grown to be much more and indispensable for your daily and professional life in China. The possibilities of WeChat seem to be endless and more funct...
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10/01/2021 l China-EU Investment Deal a major step towards a more level playing field
During a video meeting on 30 December 2020 the leaders of the EU and China announced that there is an agreement in principle on an investment treaty. The negotiations for this Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) dragged on for 7 years and demonstrate an important innovation: the EU is finally speaking in one voice and is trying to conduct its own business with China, despite the pressure from the US. The EU unquestionably takes a different path from the US, which opts for ...
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During a video meeting on 30 December 2020 the leaders of the EU and China announced that there is an agreement in principle on an investment treaty. The negotiations for this Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) dragged on for 7 years and demonstrate an important innovation: the EU is finally speaking in one voice and is trying to conduct its own business with China, despite the pressure from the US. The EU unquestionably takes a different path from the US, which opts for ...
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