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Tag Archives: China
The Future of Microfilms
Hutong West Near Hollywood Beach 1037 hrs. I read today with great interest Louise Watt’s superb AP story about microfilms, a new medium emerging at the intersection of online video, mobile media, and digital filmmaking. Louise explains how microfilms are … Continue reading
Posted in China Rewires, Film
Tagged Arts, Associated Press, Business, China, Hollywood, Mass media, Microfilms, Tudou, User-generated content, Youku, YouTube
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Five Predictions: China’s Business Environment in 2014
Hutong West Sunday Afternoon Countdown to Morning in Beijing 1526 hrs. Much ink and focus has been given of late to understanding China’s political evolution. Too little, on the other hand, has been given to what it will all mean … Continue reading
Will Chinese Pay for Content?
Hutong Forward An undisclosed location in the American Midwest 1649 hrs. local A contentious debate about China in the media industry is whether or not Chinese will pay for content. Most intelligent observers would answer no: Early experiments selling music … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Media Hutong, Software
Tagged Baidu, Bertelsmann, China, David Chao, Eric Priest, GGV Capital, Raymond Yang, WestSummit Capital
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Six Principles of Entrepreneurial IPR Protection in China
Hutong Forward Somewhere in San Francisco 0930 hrs. The issue of intellectual property rights and their protection continues to bedevil the agenda between China and the rest of the world. Do Chinese companies cheat? Certainly many do. Does China have … Continue reading
Posted in China Rules, Communicating Innovation, IPR and Licensing, Policy & Governance
Tagged China, Intellectual property, IPR, Law, Lawyer, Lawyers and Law Firms, San Francisco, Services
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Whom Can You Trust with your Social Media in China?
Hutong Forward Counting the helicopters outside my window 1629 hrs. local Note: Over the summer I taped a segment for Thoughtful China where I talked briefly about what agencies to use for social media. The response has been huge, so … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Media Hutong, PR and Communications
Tagged Advertising and Marketing, Business, China, Chinese New Year, Customer service, Google, Social media, Twitter
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Qualcomm: Cometh the Reaper?
Hutong Forward Learning not to eat fish 400 miles from the ocean 1840 hrs. local time Two days ago, QUALCOMM (QCOM) announced that its chipset business was the subject of an investigation by China’s powerful National Development and Reform Commission. … Continue reading
Posted in China Rules, Hardware and Silicon
Tagged Apple, Asia, Business, China, Huawei, National Development and Reform Commission, Qualcomm, Spreadtrum
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Is it Too Soon for Xiaomi to Go Global?
Xiaomi is stepping outside of China. Best case scenario: success beyond its home shores is years away. Continue reading
Posted in China Breaks Out, Mobile and Devices, Strategy
Tagged Android, Apple, China, Google, IDG, Lei, Xiaomi, Xiaomi Tech
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Bill Bishop on Apple: We Need More Mojo
Temporary Hutong, Wangjing K-Pop O.D. 1307 hrs. Sinocism editor Bill Bishop wrote a thoughtful piece about Apple (“Apple Needs China Mobile Deal to Regain Smartphone Mojo”) that ran in USAToday late last week. Reading between the lines, Bill’s motive for … Continue reading
Posted in China Rules, Mobile and Devices
Tagged Android, Apple, China, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, iPhone, TD-SCDMA
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Branding and BRICs
“Brazil leads in BRICS’s brands” Jerry Clode Added Value – Source March 17, 2013 In a thought-provoking article in AddedValue’s Source blog, Jerry Clode notes that Brazil’s brands are going global while China and India’s brands seem mired at home. … Continue reading
Posted in China Breaks Out, Craft
Tagged Brazil, BRIC, China, India, Panasonic, United States, World Bank, World War II
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China and Soft Protectionism
In the Hutong What, cold again? 2142 hrs. Though we may not be talking about it much, those of us who watch China for a living are looking forward with a mixture of dread and anticipation to the upcoming “two … Continue reading
Posted in China Rules, Current Affairs, Policy & Governance
Tagged Center for Strategic and International Studies, China, China Law Blog, International Telecommunication Union, National People's Congress, Soft Protectionism, Strategic Economic Dialogue, United States, World Trade Organization, WTO
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Luxury Cars: The Non-China Chinese Market
In the Hutong Work Break 1945 hrs. On Valentine’s Day, the always excellent Jing Daily published an article (“Ultra-Luxury Auto Sales In China Surprisingly Robust, But Are They Sustainable?“) that calls into question whether those stunning new Lotus, Maserati, Bentley, … Continue reading
Posted in China's Breakout, Retail Hutong
Tagged Bugatti, China, Chinese, Ferrari, hong kong, Luxury vehicle, Valentine's Day, Xi Jinping
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