Key Observations
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
Technomic Asia, “In the mood…â€
We can all be cautiously optimistic about China in 2009. Yes, 8% GDP growth is lower than the 12% we have been experiencing in the past few years, but it is about 9% greater than what most of the rest of the world is experiencing…
Zhongnanhai, “China Spends 45 Billion to Extend [...]
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
Silicon Hutong, “What the CCTV Building Really Meansâ€
I think we’re seeing the beginnings of a new attitude over at CCTV, one that recognizes the massive challenges the state broadcaster faces as it struggles to sustain growth, and I think the new building is neatly symbolic of that…
China Law Blog, “Protection Money And Your China Business. [...]
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
Danwei, “37 years in China: CNN Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruzâ€
CNN’s Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz arrived in China from the Philippines in 1971. He was supposed to stay for three weeks, but while he was away from home, President Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines and jailed his critics…
All Roads Lead to China, [...]
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
China Law Blog, “China: It Ain’t Business, It’s The Pot Of Cashâ€
I rarely have revelations, but after being knocked over the head countless times over the years, I finally got one regarding how Chinese businesspeople view their businesses differently from how American businesspeople view theirs…
Silicon Hutong, “Advertising 2009: The Flight to Valueâ€
The other meme that [...]
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Imagethief, “How Baidu can dig its way outâ€
A couple of days ago a journalist acquaintance called and asked me what I thought about the anti-trust and fraud lawsuit that may be filed against Baidu. Her timing was good because I’d spent a large chunk of last Sunday writing a long post about Baidu. If you’re [...]
Key Observations From The Blogosphere
Inside Observers
Silicon Hutong, “Speak, Baidu, Speak.”
Unless Baidu can demonstrate to advertisers that it is improving its search product faster than Google is, that it continues to deliver better and more meaningful search results, and that the company can do all of this while pursuing credible efforts in online TV, e-commerce, and whatever else it wants [...]
