4/27/2011 - In 2010, GM sold more cars in China than in the USA. Reflecting on the 2011 Auto Show, TCBN Member Greg Anderson sketches a quick map of Chinese government, private sector, and foreign players active in the Chinese car market, and the forces pushing them forward. Read More...

4/25/2011 - TCBN Charter Member Bob Grace, Editorial Director of Plastics News Global, talks about China Plastics in Automotive 2011. Plastics News, its sister publication Automotive News, and speakers from Ford China, Chang'An, Chery, PATAC, team up for one day of intense focus on the subject. Email rgrace@crain.com and mention TCBN for a 25% discount on admission. Read More...

11/12/2010 - David Wolf is the founder of Wolf Group Asia, a consulting firm in Beijing.  As a life-long aviation enthusiast, he enjoys watching the planes take off and land from his home near the Beijing Airport and seeing the developments in China's growing aviation and aerospace industry. Read More...

6/17/2010 - Andrew Reich, founder and General Manager of InTouch Quality, has been living in China and interacting with Chinese companies for more than 7 years.  In the wake of the suicides at Shenzhen-based Foxconn, Reich shares his observations and opinions about how companies and people in Shenzhen are reacting. Read More...

6/8/2010 - The Coalition of New England Companies for Trade (CONECT) is celebrating 20 years with their annual dinner featuring Alan Bersin, Commissioner for the Committee of US Customs and Border Protection.  CONECT's President, Karen Kenney, gives a sneak peak and the upcoming celebration.  All TCBN members are invited. Read More...

5/5/2010 - Twenty years ago when Yum! Brands entered the China market there were no FMCG supply chains, so they had to build their own. Yum! now supplies more than 600 Chinese cities. As head of supply chain management for more than 11 years, Maiyo Hood knows first hand how difficult it was for the brand, but how it ultimately brought them the success Yum! enjoys today. Read More...

4/29/2010 - Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta have become the world’s manufacturing center, but a recent rise in manufacturing and labor costs have forced some industries to move elsewhere. Carlton Harris, of Asia Tool Source, is staying in Shenzhen by streamlining his production processes, and he attended the ChinaPLAS convention this spring with high expectations.
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4/9/2010 - Tom Frater is has been manufacturing in China for more than twenty years.  Now the Chairman for Risdon International, Frater's long experience in China gives him the skill to handle the delicate cosmetics packaging production his companies requires, as well as the ever-changing workforce and resources in China today.  He is confident China's current growth is just beginning. Read More...

2/8/2010 - American companies such as Smucker's Corporation have been importing produce from China for many years.  Over the past 15 that David Sutherland has been in China he has seen the quality of produce increase, as well as domestic demand for quality goods. Read More...

1/27/2010 - China's "Big 3" automakers, Geely, BYD, and Shanghai Auto, got on board too late to be major players with internal combustion engine automobiles, but they are full steam ahead developing zero and low emission vehicles for the future.  Greg Anderson has been researching China's automotive industry for the last few months.  Hear what he thinks is coming next. Read More...