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China’s Economy Cooling Down

According a studied released on August 14 by the China National Bureau of Statistics China’s economic growth slowed 5.5%. This rate is lower compared to the first seven months (January through July) of the previous year’s growth. Beijing tried to explain the slow growth by China transitioning from ““high-speed growth” to “high-quality growth,” which was promoted by high tech initiative as part of Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” industrial policy. – Ziqing Zhang

For our assessment on the global impacts on businesses, see our detailed summary and assessment here.

China Intelligence Brief: June 2018

The China Intelligence Briefs are the start of a global initiative to provide context and recommendations to businesses, non-profit organizations, and policy makers who are looking for specific examples of opportunity or disruption from global events. While analyzing the macro problems we often identify specific issues that affect our clients and readers. Identifying both opportunities & challenges allow us to better identify solutions at home and abroad for a wide range of disciplines. In addition to the China Intelligence Briefs, we maintain detailed notes from interviews, overseas trips & business missions, conferences, conventions, and private events.
We provide access to these notes and other analytical products for clients and paid subscribers daily.

China-Based US Businesses May Already Be Suffering from Ongoing Tariffs Talks

The Friday, July 5 deadline of US president Donald Trump’s $34 billion USD tariffs on Chinese goods has already started causing trouble for American businesses in China. Smaller firms have been struggling with new obstacles in customs, regulations, inspections, and licensing applications. For a more detailed summary and our analysis, read more here.

CHINESE UAV DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR JOINT OPERATIONS

This article was originally published with the Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) on August 22, 2017. The original post can be found at CIMSEC by clicking here. By Brandon Hughes, CEO/Founder Drone Diplomacy On December 15, 2016, a United States Navy (USN) unmanned underwater  vehicle (UUV) was seized by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)…

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