Category: Innovation
Don’t Misread Old Tealeaves
A series of derailed Chinese technology acquisitions in the US has triggered media reports about greater US scrutiny of Chinese investments. The release of an annual report by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), which reviews foreign...
Where Does China Rank in the World?
By Bonita Chen Since the beginning of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms in 1978, China has undergone unrivaled rapid economic growth, boosting an average GDP growth rate of 10 percent over the last three decades. But as China’s...
Sparking New Business: US Innovation, with Chinese Funding
By Brooke Salkoff For Alex Gruzen, CEO of wireless charging pioneer WiTricity, working with a tech-focused venture capital firm in China seemed a natural fit. Gruzen knew China well from his time at Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and then Dell, where he...
Foreign Company R&D: In China, For China
Nick Marro At the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced China’s plan to encourage mass innovation and “foster a new engine of growth” for the Chinese economy. As policymakers grapple with China’s economic slowdown, this...
The Greening of Asia: The Business Case for Solving Asia’s Environmental Emergency
In this excerpt from his book The Greening of Asia: The Business Case for Solving Asia’s Environmental Emergency, Mark L. Clifford tells the tale of the inspiration sparked by the impromptu introduction of wind power to China and foreshadows the...
IBM to Share its Technology with Chinese Firms
By Lauren Dodillet International Business Machines Corporation CEO Virginia Rometty, speaking at the China Development Forum in late March, announced a reverse in the company’s China policy. IBM will now share its technology with Chinese firms and allow them to...
How Companies Can Boost Innovation to Win Over Chinese Consumers
Consumer goods companies that introduce innovative products to the China market can unlock untapped growth potential. By Jason Zhang Gone are the days when product adaptation was sufficient to meet the needs of Chinese consumers. International companies used to be...
US Patent Law and Cross-Border R&D
What US-China joint ventures should know about the new US Patent Law By Andrew S. Baluch and Helen H. Zhang Business is global. Research and development (R&D) has become global as well. Each year, more businesses form cross-border research ventures...
Best Practices for Collaborating with Chinese Universities
Developing partnerships with Chinese universities can help companies recruit future employees, supplement research and development activities, and strengthen government relationships. by Jake Parker and Lingling Jiang In recent years, companies have been investigating innovative ways to supplement their existing capabilities...
The Export Control Risks of US-China Technology Collaboration
by Jian Bin (Ben) Gao and David Hardin As US-China trade expands to higher value goods and services, companies should carefully assess how us export control laws may affect their activities. US-China trade has grown beyond trade in low-cost goods,...