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?
CHINA BULLETIN: China Awash in White Collar Workers, But Low on Laborers
In this week’s issue mixed manufacturing signals, snuffing out tobacco corruption and Elon Musk gets the red-carpet treatment. On a scale of 1 to 100, we give the week a 45 for offshore-listed China stocks.
PODCAST: China’s space ambitions, and Evergrande’s ‘Lehman moment’
China builds a low Earth orbit satellite constellation to rival Elon Musk’s Star Link. And Evergrande faces a potential “Lehman moment” as it fails to negotiate new terms for its massive debt with key creditors ahead of a key court date.
CHINA BULLETIN: Everyone Loves a Party – or Two
In this week’s issue China gears up for a big party, as economic indicators and stock markets pick up. On a scale of 1 to 10, we give the week a 6 for offshore-listed China stocks.
Is Elon Musk Actually Right About ESG?
While the “environment” element of ESG is relatively well defined, the “social” and “governance” pieces are far more subjective By Edith Terry Mad genius Elon Musk may get more…