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In “Winning in China: 8 Stories of Success and Failure in the World’s Largest Economy,” authors Lele Sang and Karl T Ulrich explore the fortunes of well-known companies in China, including Amazon, Norwegian Cruise Line, Hyundai, LinkedIn, Sequoia Capital and InMobi. Paul French spoke with Lele Sang to find out what set the winners apart Let’s first consider a massive global heavy hitter that failed in China – Amazon. What …

The Department for International Trade has launched a new digital ‘Check for barriers to trading and investing abroad’ service – extremely helpful for UK businesses trading exporting to China In December 2020, the Department for International Trade (DIT) started publishing some of the information it holds on trade barriers via a new user-friendly online service on gov.uk. This aims to support British businesses in their awareness and understanding of international …

It is true that opportunities for businesses in China are great. But all too often foreign businesses repeat the same mistakes. Jean Yves Lavoie examines the most common 1. Misunderstanding Chinese consumers Chinese consumers are not the same as consumers in the UK or the West. Their tastes, styles, budgets and requirements are all different and therefore products and services that sell in the UK might not necessarily sell in …

China’s Export Control Law took effect on 1 December 2020, making it the first comprehensive and unified export control law in China. Here, Li Chengrong, Gao Xi and Lv Sixuan of Zhonglun Law Offices explain it in more detail The Export Control Law (ECL) not only draws attention to the widely-defined control list of exported items and the temporary control regime – which used to be stipulated by scattered regulations …

In China, the world’s largest e-commerce and retail market, British brands (including many SMEs) made £367.5m in last month’s 11.11 shopping festival, and that opportunity continues to grow. David Lloyd, General Manager UK, Netherlands & Nordics at Alibaba Group explains how Alibaba recently surveyed 1,000 small businesses across the UK, finding that only one in five plan to export in the next 12 months. With technology making it easier to …

The winners of the British Business Awards 2020, including the inaugural British Exporter of the Year Award, have been announced The new British Ambassador to China and patron of the British Business Awards 2020, Caroline Wilson CMG, was the guest of honor at the ceremony announcing the winners of this years Awards. The ten awards aim to showcase the companies and individuals who have been building strong business relationships betwen …

The Department for International Trade (DIT) and the GREAT Campaign are inviting companies to participate in a programme for China’s International Import Expo (CIIE) 2020 by listing in the DTI’s CIIE digital brochure. CIIE is the UK government’s flagship trade show in China during 2020, and a fantastic opportunity for businesses to participate, promote their brand and grow their exports to China. DIT has created a unique opportunity to bring …

As a target for British exports, Chinese markets are only going to get more appealing, writes Jane Galvin, Head of Corporate Banking at HSBC UK Businesses in the UK are nimble, entrepreneurial and well-informed and, while there remains uncertainty around Brexit at home, many are finding growth by taking opportunities to export their products and expertise overseas. Last year, British business exported £629.4 billion worth of goods and services, proving …