Lying across the Shandong Peninsula, Qingdao looks out over the Yellow Sea to Korea and Japan. Situated halfway between Beijing and Shanghai, it is just an hour flight to these main hubs. Situated on China’s east coast, Qingdao is the largest city in Shandong province. Although it is not the provincial capital (which is neighbouring Jinan) it is administered at the sub-provincial level, and it has jurisdiction over six districts …
wealth management
Wealth Management Products in China are coming under increased scrutiny from regulators, creating new opportunities for investment into Britain, writes Tom Pattinson Last month Moody’s downgraded China’s rating for the first time in nearly three decades from A1 to Aa3. The reason cited was the country’s rapidly growing debt that has formed due to major bank loans and government subsidies that has helped China’s growth to rumble along at similar …
CISI’s launch in China this month is testament to the hard work of CBBC and a patient, strategic market entry, writes Tom Pattinson Stepping for the first time into the China market is not easy. A false start can lead to years of costly mistakes and even full withdrawal from the country. But with strategic planning, effective networking and trust-building, companies can make a successful entry, as seen in a …

