I’ve Yao Ming standing behind me At 6’5”, I often have ppl come up to tell me that I’m the tallest Chinese they’ve met. My usual response “I’ve Yao Ming standing behind me”. Yao, the most famous Chinese basketball player ever, is about a foot taller than I’m and we are both from…

How China reacts to this round of U.S. tariffs is worth paying attention While total amount of Chinese imports affected is limited, it opens the door for Europeans to follow suit with tariffs of their own on the same item list. It also continues the trend of decoupling. This…

Serious question for economists out there Chinese real estate price is down 20-30% across tier one cities, like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen etc.. over the past 12-18 months. Price has dropped more than that in second tier cities and beyond. By all accounts, real estate is about…

Where are Chinese migrating to? I caught up w a long time friend. We met in the 90s when we both were starting our careers in HK. He gave an observation on Chinese migration, as Chinese economy deteriorates: “Wealth Chinese move to Japan. Rich and ambitious ones move to…

Hardship for youngsters is good for character building I had a meeting with development officers of a preeminent American university. The school has so much money that it now offers to cover all needs of its American students, from tuition to living expenses. And, there’s an arm…