PODCAST: China Sets Goals for 2024, and a French Snub for Chinese EVs
By Doug Young & Rene Vanguestaine Chinese leaders said they'll prioritize progress and stability in 2024 at their annual Central Economic Work Conference. Does that mean they'll put greater emphasis…
PODCAST: The rebounding yuan, and China approves a chip mega-merger
By Doug Young & Rene Vanguestaine After falling to multiyear lows, China's yuan has come roaring back in recent weeks. But what has changed, and are the gains for real?…
PODCAST: China’s disjointed labor market, and Elon Musk’s red carpet China treatment
China’s labor market is churning out too many white collar wannabe college grads, but not enough people to fill its blue-collar labor positions.
How can China keep more blue-collar workers and their employers in China? Or does China still need so many blue-collar workers?
And Elon Musk get audiences with China’s foreign, commerce and industry ministers, as well as a vice premier, on a whirlwind trip to Beijing and Shanghai. What is it about this billionaire entrepreneur that wins him so many China fans?
Why do Chinese people and even the government seem to love Elon Musk more than Tim Cook?