Tag: China

Fifty Shades of Grey has a new meaning thanks to Beijing’s air pollution index recording 755 on a scale of 0 to 500, with 500 being the most unhealthful air imaginable. For the first (and I suspect) not the last time, Beijing’s local council restricted construction and industrial activity, curbed vehicle use by government officials […]

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The China Greentech Initiative, of which WCTA Gold Member APCO Worldwide is a founding partner, has published its China Greentech Report 2012. The report includes updates, opportunities and trends in China’s greentech markets.

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The Wuhan Energy Conservation Association is interested in accessing American energy conservation and environmental protection building material technology.  They hope that American building materials supermarkets/stores or manufacturers can enter the Wuhan city market and develop there.

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Export Now is a partner, along with other firms, in the creation of a web  portal designed to aid U.S. companies build sales in China.  The system is designed to maximize the ease of use for U.S. businesses and presents in China as a fully functioning ‘e-shopping mall.’  Export Now provides compliance, exchange, translation, marketing, […]

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Source:  Dorsey & Whitney, Attorney Articles, May 18, 2012. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary antidumping determination in the Solar Cells from China investigation on May 17.  The Department determined that the antidumping rates are: Wuxi Suntech Power–31.22%, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy–31.14% A Chinese company that applied for its own antidumping rate–31.18%. A […]

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On China by Henry Kissinger is the book I should have read first.  A review of the book by Richard Stoyeck on the Amazon website advocates:  “One would have to be foolish to visit China and not read this book first to truly benefit from such a trip.”  I am inclined to agree.  As I […]

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It was a bit like Seattle today in Shanghai.  I started the day with an early run along the Shanghai Bund, a beautiful waterfront promenade.  The temperature was perfect and there was a light rain coming down that felt good.  Unfortunately, as the day moved along, the rain became a little more than Seattle-like. Our […]

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This is a huge modern city.  The skyline–particularly at night–is stunning.  Yet it wasn’t unusual to see glimpses of the old China during our bus rides and walks through Shanghai. We started the day early at 645 a.m. to beat the traffic.  We did–and got to spend some welcome time at a Starbucks. Our first […]

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Beijing city streets I have only been in Shanghai for a couple of hours–mostly in my hotel room.  But it is HUGE.  Our bus ride from the airport took about forty-five minutes and you could probably lose Seattle ten times–easily.  High-rises stretch forever in every direction.  If there is an end to them, I haven’t […]

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It was, for the most part, a beautiful day in Beijing.  The skies were far clearer than yesterday and was even pretty warm in the middle of the day.  Our new friends at the American embassy told me about times when they couldn’t even see across the street and remarked on how nice it was […]

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