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Shanghai Passes HK Throughput of TEUs.
2008-01-19 13:56:00
While on a trip to Sinapore in 2001 with 30 Thunderbird students, we were given a behindthe scenes tour of the singapore port and its plans to develop.  the goal was simple.. surpase HK once and for all. Well, apparently it didn’t work out as planned, and as reported in the China and Shanghai Daily papers, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Shanghai Passes HK Throughput of TEUs.", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/19/shanghai-passes-hk-throug hput-of-teus/" });
More About: Shipping , Logistics

Why China?s Recent Drought Matters to YOU
2008-01-18 11:04:00
Two weeks ago I wrote a post entitled China is RUNNING OUT OF WATER about a recent announcement that China wil have exploited all water resources by 2030… apparently their timeline was a bit off. With one of Southern China’s worst droughts in 50 years, I have posted several times on Guangdong power outages and the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Why China’s Recent Drought Matters to YOU", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/18/why-chinas-recent-drought -matters-to-you/" });

It?s Official. I am 6 years old
2008-01-18 08:01:00
Last January 18, I sat down to write the post Where Does the Time Go? 5 years in China!!! and it feels like I wrote that 20 minutes ago. Seriously, where does the time go? SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It’s Official . I am 6 years old", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/18/its-official-i-am-6-years -old/" });
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Youtube: Chengdu?s Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
2008-01-17 16:44:00
Following my Q&A with Chengdu’s Investment Promotion Commission, I found this 9 minute Youtube clip of Chengdu’s High Tech Zone. A lot of adjectives! but definately work remembering to pull this out on Saturday afternoon for a watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diS7d62at4 E SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Youtube: Chengdu’s Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/17/youtube-chengdus-hi-tech- industrial-development-zone/" });
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The Final Nail in Danone?s Coffin: Faber Quits
2008-01-17 14:24:00
Nearly a month to the day since the Hangzhou ruling came in, and we have what appears to be the end of an era at Danone. Emmanuel Faber, the Asia Region head for Danone, has resigned his post at the Danone-Wahaha venture. According to the article: “A huge loss has been caused for Danone because Wahaha still ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Final Nail in Danone’s Coffin : Faber Quits", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/17/the-final-nail-in-danones -coffin-faber-quits/" });
More About: The Big Picture , Anon

Chengdu Investment News: January 16, 2008
2008-01-16 18:05:00
Chengdu joined City Club of GDP RMB 300 billion The ?RMB 300 billion club? of City (non municipality) GDP was largely enlarged in 2007. According to the calculation based on the published data of 2007, 7 cities including Chengdu, Wuhan and Dalian entered into the group. Among 13 club members, 9 are deputy-provincial cities in ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chengdu Investment News : January 16, 2008", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/16/january-16-chengdu-invest ment-news/" });
More About: Tier , Chengdu

Inflation: What if, What Next, and What are the Odds
2008-01-15 09:24:00
Following the first session of What If, What Else, and What Are The Odds , where we discussed ideas about what was to come in 2008, we are now ready for our second session, inflation in China. Over the last 12 few months there have been higher prices at the pump, for pork, and for oil. ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Inflation : What if, What Next, and What are the Odds", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/15/inflation-what-if-what-ne xt-and-what-are-the-odds/" });
More About: Macro , The Big Picture

Weekly Roundup: VC in China, Stop Hyping ?China?, and Effect of Sinking U.S
2008-01-14 09:20:00
With so much going on in China , and only a limited amount of bandwidth, I have created this weekly post to highlight articles that I feel are (1) important, (2) relevant, and (3) interesting. This week there are 3 articles that I have put into the mix, and it begins with a look at venture capital ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Weekly Roundup : VC in China, Stop Hyping “China”, and Effect of Sinking U.S. Economy", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/14/weekly-roundup-vc-in-chin a-stop-hyping-china-and-effect-of-sinking -us-economy/" });

Yantze River Reaches 5 Year Lows. Bottom Exposed
2008-01-13 10:06:00
In the midst of my Yantgze report, I came across several articles that show just how exposed to the elements trade along the Yangtze is. Historically cycling between the two extremes of flood and drought, the Yangtze river level can fluctuate quite a bit. However, after a drought in the middle of the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yantze River Reaches 5 Year Lows. Bottom Exposed", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/13/yantze-river-reaches-5-ye ar-lows-bottom-exposed/" });
More About: China , Sustainable Development , The Big Picture

Angora Report: British Universities in China - The Reality Beyond the Rheto
2008-01-12 21:52:00
In large part, All Roads is a resource for firms/ executives to learn about China , and it is with that in mind that I suggest everyone (especially those in the field of education) read a report that Agora Education recently put out entitled British Universities in China - The Reality Beyond the Rhetoric (download PDF ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Angora Report : British Universities in China - The Reality Beyond the Rhetoric", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/12/angora-report-british-uni versities-in-china-the-reality-beyond-the -rhetoric/" });
More About: The Big Picture

China Releases White Paper on Energy
2008-01-12 08:18:00
In what appears to be a first, and perhaps an insider view into the discussions surrounding the Draft Energy Law, the State Council Information Office published a White Paper on Energy on their website. Broken into 8 parts, the white paper provided some interesting insights into the current situation of china’s Energy industry in terms of ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China Releases White Paper on Energy", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/12/china-releases-white-pape r-on-energy/" });
More About: Regulation

Q&A with Chengdu?s Investment Promotion Commission
2008-01-11 01:02:00
For regular readers, you will know that for the last 6 months or so, I have been posting regular news briefs of Chengdu’s investment. The group that provides this information, the Chengdu Investment Promotion Commission , has done a lot in the last 9 months to improve their communications with a new website, their newsletter, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Q&A with Chengdu’s Investment Promotion Commission", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/10/qa-with-chengdus-investme nt-promotion-commission/" });
More About: China , Tier

Event: The Drafting of China Energy Law
2008-01-10 05:52:00
Perhaps one of the most important laws that will go into place this year, I highly suggest that anyone in Beijing next Thursday go to this EU Chamber event (h/t Renminbi) 17th January, 8:30 am China World Hotel Members: 200 RMB Non-members: 400 RMB The new Energy Law is still in the drafting process and has been posted for public ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Event : The Drafting of China Energy Law", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/09/event-the-drafting-of-chi na-energy-law/" });
More About: Regulation , Sustainable Development

United Airlines Celebrates the Year of the Rat Early
2008-01-09 07:09:00
For those of you who have missed the story (hard not to miss given it has received no press),a Unit ed Airlines flight was apparently held in Beijing for two days because of rats Chinese inspectors found eight mice, dead and alive, on a United Airlines flight to Beijing after the airline reported the stowaways to ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "United Airlines Celebrates the Year of the Rat Early ", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/08/united-airlines-celebrate s-the-year-of-the-rat-too-early/" });

Nanjing Road.. Will the Construction Ever End: Part 2
2008-01-08 21:25:00
Last year while enduring a jack hammer educed headache I wrote a post entitled Nanjing Road ? Will the Construction Ever End? where I wondered if the construction on Nanjing Road would ever come to an end. After all, it is the showcase street for Shanghai . Well, 12 months after that post, while working on ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Nanjing Road.. Will the Construction Ever End: Part 2", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/08/nanjing-road-will-the-con struction-ever-end-part-2/" });
More About: The Big Picture

Chengdu Investment News: January 7, 2008
2008-01-07 09:38:00
Agricultural Trade Office at US Consulate General Chengdu opened On December 14, the Agricultural Trade Office at US Consulate General Chengdu was formally opened in Chengdu, which is the fourth set up by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in China, following those of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chengdu Investment News : January 7, 2008", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/07/chengdu-investment-news-j anuary-5-2008-2/" });
More About: Regulation , Manufacturing

Roundup: Super Ministries, LBC Co-Dependence, Pharma Outsourcing, and 40 Ho
2008-01-06 20:10:00
With so much going on in China, and only a limited amount of bandwidth, I have created this weekly post to highlight articles that I feel are (1) important, (2) relevant, and (3) interesting. This week there are 5 articles that I have put into the mix, and the breadth of these articles covers Central party ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Roundup : Super Ministries, LBC Co-Dependence, Pharma Outsourcing , and 40 Hour Laptop Batteries", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/06/chinese-scientist-develop s-40-hour-laptop-battery/" });
More About: The Big Picture

Are We About to Lose Youtube Again?
2008-01-04 23:25:00
By now, everyone reading this post knows my love for Youtube . In the last 12 months, tons of new high quality China specific content has been posted, and I find it to be really useful when I want to see what is going on at large conferences and events. Well… if the analysts are ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Are We About to Lose Youtube Again?", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/04/are-we-about-to-lose-yout ube/" });
More About: Investment , Regulations , Red Tape

China is RUNNING OUT OF WATER?
2008-01-04 01:09:00
An area that I have been working more and more on is sustainability, and for those of you who are following Crossroads, you will know that water is a HUGE area of concern for me.. and for China . Well, apparently, while I have been writing there are others who have been discussing the real threat of ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "China is RUNNING OUT OF WATER…", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/03/china-is-running-out-of-w ater/" });
More About: Running , Regulation , Investment , Water

Tianjin Economic Development Area News - December 2007
2008-01-03 21:11:00
MOTOROLA CONTINUES TO INCREASE ITS INVESTMENT IN TEDA As the first foreign-founded finance company, Motorola (China ) Finance Company Limited (MCFL) recently opened its business in TEDA. Motorola regards the introduction of such a new financial business to TEDA as a significant step in its global industrial strategy. With a total registered capital ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Tianjin Economic Development Area News - December 2007", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/03/tianjin-economic-developm ent-area-news-december-2007/" });

I?m Back to China.. Here is Some News to Ease You Back In
2008-01-02 21:18:00
China mulls law to prevent cheap sale of state assets: report Falling back onto my days in asset valuation, I found this article quite interesting. The primary reason why I found this interesting is that state assets are not supposed to be sold below “book value” anyway… regardless of what their real market value is. It ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "I’m Back to China.. Here is Some News to Ease You Back In", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2008/01/02/im-back-to-china-here-is- some-news-to-ease-you-back-in/" });
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A Roundup of 2007: It Sure Has Been Fun!
2007-12-24 05:06:00
With over 500 posts in the last 16 months, I was told it would be good for me to have a bit of a wrap up, put up a top 10 of some kind, and reassure readers that 2008 would only improve on 2007. 2007 has no doubt been an active one.  Between product recalls, VAT ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Roundup of 2007: It Sure Has Been Fun!", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/23/a-roundup-of-2007-it-sure -has-been-fun/" });

Youtube: See Lianyungang Port.. and Learn Some Chinese Too!
2007-12-21 16:55:00
A few weeks back, Chris Devonshire said in the comments section of the post China’s Port s to Play Fair.. With Each Other that the real story was Lianyungang Port, not Zhangjiagang Port. Well… as luck would have it, here is a youtube video shot on location at the port, where staff of Linese Chinese ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Youtube : See Lianyungang Port.. and Learn Some Chinese Too!", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/21/youtube-see-lianyungang-p ort-and-learn-some-chinese-too/" });

Recent WSJ further Highlights Change of Environmental Mindset
2007-12-20 22:07:00
Following, and providing support, of my observations in a Summer 2007: A Catalyst for Environment Change in China and The Real Meaning of Public Hearings in Xiamen, the WSJ has put forward an article RISING TIDE: Dissent Slows China’s Drive For Massive Dam Projects (subscription Req’d). Simply put, Andrew Batson writes about the role that ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Recent WSJ further Highlights Change of Environmental Mindset ", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/20/recent-wsj-further-highli ghts-change-of-environmental-mindset/" });

The New Holidays in China? Holiday Lite
2007-12-20 01:12:00
The last 6 years in China have provided me with a guaranteed 3 weeks of reprieve, and to be honest… I would not have survived without them. while I rarely stopped working, or left the city, the fact is that those weeks were bliss. Traffic was off, the phones stopped ringing, and with ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The New Holiday s in China… Holiday Lite ", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/19/the-new-holidays-in-china -holiday-lite/" });

The Real Meaning of Public Hearings in Xiamen
2007-12-19 18:03:00
Of all the The China Daily headlines I have seen, none were as important to me than Locals oppose Xiamen chemical plant at public hearings Following my previous post on the changing environment in China’s environment, it is clear to me that unlike many previous dog and pony shows we have seen before, that ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Real Meaning of Public Hearings in Xiamen", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/19/the-real-meaning-of-publi c-hearings-in-xiamen/" });
More About: Investment , Suzhou

Chengdu Investment News: December 18
2007-12-18 20:43:00
1. Coca Cola to add product lines of canned coke in Chengdu next year On December 1, while vice president of Coca Cola Investment Group Irial Finan met deputy secretary of CPC Chengdu and major Ge Honglin, he noted that Chengdu has became one of Coca Cola?s quickest developing areas and he has confidence in its ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Chengdu Investment News : December 18", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/18/chengdu-investment-news-d ecember-18/" });
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Summer 2007: A Catalyst for Environment Change in China
2007-12-18 09:36:00
The summer of 2007, will be shown as a turning point in China ’s development. Everyday there was news that brought to light many of the issues China is having to address when managing when managing this economy. There were high profile cases in areas of the environment, manufacturing, labor, health, and so on. One of these ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Summer 2007: A Catalyst for Environment Change in China", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/18/summer-2007-a-catalyst-fo r-environmental-change-in-china/" });
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Summer 2007: A Catalyst for Change
2007-12-18 09:36:00
The summer of 2007, will be shown as a turning point in China’s development. Everyday there was news that brought to light many of the issues China is having to address when managing when managing this economy. There were high profile cases in areas of the environment, manufacturing, labor, health, and so on. One of these ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Summer 2007: A Catalyst for Change ", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/18/summer-2007-a-catalyst-fo r-change/" });
More About: Investment , Suzhou , Manufacturing

Panda Punching Democrates, Staying in China, Chinese Protect IPR, and Buyin
2007-12-18 06:44:00
Panda Punchers - #4 - Special Debate Coverage Gotta hand it to Stan for staying on top of this. I have pretty much lost interest in the “debates”as they have just only shown the lowest of lows on both sides of the aisles in terms of mud slinging. however, as i began writing about over a ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Panda Punching Democrates, Staying in China , Chinese Protect IPR, and Buying a Truck in Nanning", url: "http://www.allroadsleadtochina.com/index .php/2007/12/17/panda-punching-democrates -staying-in-china-chinese-protect-ipr-and -buying-a-truck-in-nanning/" });
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