Podcasts about china's gdp

China's economic recovery slowed significantly in the second quarter, amid rising prices and cooling manufacturing activity. GDP numbers showed 7.9-percent growth - a huge fall from the previous quarter. So what does this mean for the future of China's economy? Michelle Hennessy brings us this analysis. #China #GDPGrowth #Manufacturing

China's 2Q GDP figures came in below market expectations, while Singapore's Advanced 2Q GDP print shrank 2% on a sequential basis. On top of that, resurgent COVID-19 cases continue to bear hard on Southeast Asia's major economies. Ong Sin Beng, JPMorgan's Chief Economist for the ASEAN region, joined us to talk about the recent GDP releases, and which economies in the region may be most vulnerable to the resurgent COVID risks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's gross domestic product expanded 12.7 percent year on year in the first half of this year. What's the trend for the rest of the year?

China's GDP expanded 12.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2021. In the second quarter, the economy grew by 7.9 percent.

China's economy grew by 2.3 percent year-on-year in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, China managed to bring its economic growth back to a pre-pandemic rate, the only major economy in the world to record positive economic growth. Its full-year GDP exceeded 100 trillion yuan, or $15.5 trillion, for the first time. Based on the weighted average exchange rates for the year, China's GDP is tipped to account for 17% of the global economy in 2020.

Points covered 1. Global markets edge higher on thin trading 2. China's 2.3% growth stands out 3. Cue - Bank of America, Goldman and Netflix Your Daily A.M. Global Market Roundup. This curated podcast covers overnight market moves in the US & Europe and also puts the day ahead in perspective for investors based in Asia. The update consists of four segments - Macro, Equities, Fixed Income, and Forex. News sources - Bloomberg, NYT, FT, WSJ, CNBC and Kathy Lien's Newsletter Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed, if any, are of my own and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the organization I work for.

China's GDP grew 2.3% in 2020 despite COVID-19. A government official says the country's domestic market will retain a foothold for more development in 2021.

China's economy is bouncing back from a slowdown brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. Its GDP rose beyond analysts' expectations in the second quarter. But domestic consumption has slowed and demand for exports is weak as other major economies struggle to contain the pandemic. As Mobin Nasir reports, that could make it hard for Beijing to maintain the pace of economic growth. For more on this, Einar Tangen joined us from Beijing. He's a commentator on international politics and economics. #China #GDP #Coronavirus

What Data from China can be trusted and what does it really tell us?In 2007, then-Secretary General of Liaoning Province, Li Keqiang (kuh-chung), told the United States Ambassador that China's gross domestic product (GDP) numbers were "man-made" and that they were for "reference only." Now, as China's second-in-command after General Secretary Xi Jinping, and as Xi's handpicked coordinator of China's COVID-19 response, Li is in charge of informing the world of China's coronavirus infection tally. The tally, much like China's GDP numbers, have raised questions about whether they can be trusted.Official Chinese government numbers have been suspect for years, with China-focused economists preferring to refer to other measures, such as pollution levels, instead of relying on government GDP numbers. With the global outbreak of COVID-19 and its response reliant upon government numbers, their untrustworthiness has been cast into stark relief.In this RANE podcast, RANE Network experts dive into how businesses can parse the government data to get an accurate view of China, what other methods they should rely on, and how they can best build in the assumption of faulty data into their China-centered businesses.Subscribe to Stratfor Worldview for full insights into the U.S. - China Relationship. Click Here to learn how RANE can help you navigate the geopolitical, intelligence, compliance and other risk of COVID-19 and more business issues.

Amid a simultaneous demand and supply shock, oil prices in the US hit their lowest point in 18 years on Friday. We speak to Kingsley Jones of Jevons Global for insight into this, as well as other global markets, Wall Street sentiment, and China's GDP contraction.

Amid a simultaneous demand and supply shock, oil prices in the US hit their lowest point in 18 years on Friday. We speak to Kingsley Jones of Jevons Global for insight into this, as well as other global markets, Wall Street sentiment, and China's GDP contraction.

ANZ's Head of Research Khoon Goh joined us on Forex Fridays to give us his impressions of China's 1Q GDP numbers. Was that big 6.8% contraction as bad as he thought it was going to be, or was he expecting worse? He also touches on what currencies may be worth watching in the 2Q given the numbers, his updated outlook on the SGD and if Gold still has some upside.

Though markets are starting to show signs of getting back up off the ground, there's a lot to look out for this week with US earnings kicking off and China's GDP figures due Friday. And what to make of the recent deal by the world's largest oil producers to cut 9.7M barrels fo daily oil output to stabilize crude markets? Stephen Innes-  -Chief Market Strategist for AxiCorp, joined us on Market View, to discuss.

The Covid-19 virus may have much longer lasting impact on the Chinese economy than initially expected as some factories are only operating at 10% capacity while major cities are devoid of crowds as people choose to stay at home for fear of being infected. Jack Kouzi, Director of Strategy, at VFS Group in Sydney warns that there may be big short term hit with economists underestimating the cut to China's GDP growth. He however says that the US Federal Reserve will move into action and cut rates if required as that has been their playbook since the GFC.

Kia ora,Welcome to Monday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news it is becoming clear that the China public health emergency is going to have widespread economic impacts.China of course is gripped by the Wuhan coronavirus flu emergency. The large-scale lock-down now affects four core cities, travel is restricted in 16 other cities and that now affects more than 60 mln people. Beijing has announced that the the week-long Spring Festival holiday that started on Friday (January 24) will be extended by at least another week. They are hoping the extra time will allow the virus to peak and wane in that period. But it is still expanding. In fact, more than 5 mln people left Wuhan before they locked down the area.And the economic impacts won't fade quickly. Commerce is grinding to a halt in Hubei province with firms who shut for the Sping Festival week unsure when they will open. And Hubei is the 7th largest province in China from a GDP point of view.And it won't only be local Chinese companies impacted. It is very likely to affect most imports, including food imports. New Zealand runs a huge trade surplus with China, about +NZ$3.7 bln per year - and that will undoubtedly shrink quickly now. It may recover quickly when the crisis passes, but in the meantime there will be knock-on effects, and worldwide, as suppliers scramble to offload product elsewhere.And recall, the SARS epidemic wiped -1% off China's GDP in 2003 when China was a much smaller economy. Today, -1% would cost them -US$140 bln or about -0.2% of world GDP. It is an impact that may be felt everywhere and New Zealand won't be immune.Equity markets were in full risk-aversion mode at the end of last week. On Wall Street, the S&P500 was down -0.9% at the end of the week. Prior to that European markets were actually very positive with most up more than +1% but that just made back earlier losses so they were flat for the week.However Shanghai equities crashed -2.8% taking their weekly loss to more than -3% and pushing the 2020 levels below where they started. The Shanghai market was going to be closed anyway for this week, but it may be closed longer now. Hong Kong and Tokyo were flat on Friday and just on the positive side. [Advert]And here is a message from our friends at Hatch.With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets.Through Hatch, Kiwi investors can easily invest in over 2900 of the world’s best-known companies like Apple, Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, and Amazon. With no minimum investment and fractional investing, investors can buy portions of companies they might not normally be able to afford and quickly build an exciting investment portfolio.Visit www.hatch.as/investing to learn more. In the US, their internationally-benchmarked PMIs came in marginally expansionary. And that was the case for both their factory and services sector and both were a pick-up in activity. But the movement is small.There were small improvements in Europe as well in the same PMIs, but their factory sector is contracting, even if less, while their services sector is expanding.In Japan, the same PMIs are recording a rebound to start 2020. A good rise for services back to expansion is more than offsetting the contracting factory sector which also improved and is now close to a steady state.Both the Australian factory sector and their services sector are contracting now, according to the latest PMI update for January 2020. And the rate of decline is getting steeper even if neither is large yet. Their factory PMI is at 49.1 and their services PMI is contracting faster at 48.9. But the China coronavirus factor undermines all of this.The UST 10yr yield is staying lower at 1.68% and that means over the past week it has declined -16 bps. That is its largest weekly drop in more than three months. Gold is holding higher, now at US$1,572/oz and that is a +1% gain in a week.US oil prices are also sharply lower yet again, now just under US$54/bbl and the Brent benchmark is down too at just under US$60.50/bbl. Both represent falls of more than -US$4/bbl in a week.The Kiwi dollar has settled back a bit and is now at 66.1 USc and broadly similar levels to this time last week. On the cross rates we are more than +½c higher at 96.8 AUc and equaling a ten month high. Against the euro we are also higher for the week at 59.9 euro cents. The net of these shifts leaves our TWI-5 at 71.5.Bitcoin has moved back up this morning from where we left it on Saturday, now at US$8,473 and that trims the weekly loss of -1%.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.Get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz and subscribe to receive this podcast in your favourite podcast app - we're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or subscribe on our website.Tell your friends and leave us a review - we welcome feedback.

As markets overnight were bolstered by concerns over a virus spreading from China, we speak to Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence, for his insight into the downgrade of China's GDP forecast, the upside to US equities, and a fall in oil prices as a result of China's coronavirus.

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Senior editors Zhou Xin and Robert Delaney parse the reality of phase one and public reaction in US and China; international trade lawyer Ben Kostrzewa from Hong Kong-based law firm Hogan Lovells discusses the immediate impact of the deal; reporter Sidney Leng unpacks the double shock announcements of China's GDP and its falling birth rates.  

Kia ora,and welcome to Friday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead news all eyes are on international holiday shopping results.First, some equity markets are back in action today. Wall Street is modestly firm, up +0.3% in mid-day trade. Benchmark bond yields are lower. But gold is up. And so is crude oil.As we near the end of 2019, the value of global stock markets is now almost US$87 tln. That is a gain of +US$17 tln in just one year, or +24% - all juiced up by the capitalisation of very low interest rates.In the US, reports of strong sales by online retailer Amazon are helping sentiment, along with similar reports by credit card companies, even if traditional retailer results are very mixed. Package deliverer UPS however is also seeing record high returns volume. So we should wait till the dust settles before pronouncing on American holiday sales levels.The strong American holiday sales will have been a boon to importers of goods made in China.The firm holidays sales reports are a counter to the sharp drop in American durable goods orders in November, down a startling -5.7% on an actual basis year-on-year. And the even sharper drop in American capital goods orders which fell an even more startling -13% year-on-year. [Advert]The foundation of sound investing is all about the ability to minimise risk by spreading investments across sectors, industries and companies.Exchange-traded funds that track market indexes like the S&P 500 offer everyday investors – like you – the benefit of diverse holdings in the largest 500 companies listed on stock exchanges in the US. Hatch gives you can access more than 500 ETFs from BlackRock’s megatrend ETFs, to Vanguards Total Stock Market Index fund.Visit www.hatch.as/investing to easily diversify your portfolio. The Chinese are reporting their phase one trade deal with the US is in its proofreading and translation phase and the Americans say they are preparing for a signing ceremony, although the date and venue is still uncertain.China claims to have spent NZ$580 bln on transport infrastructure in 2019 that added 8,000 kilometers of railways, an additional 330,000 kilometers of highways, 385 kilometers of freeways, and five more civil transport airports. Beijing said it will spend as much again in 2020 of its transport infrastructure. These are very large levels, equal to about 3.2% of China's GDP.In Hong Kong, pro-democracy protests aren't letting up with three days of unrest over the Christmas shopping period and hundreds of people arrested. And protesters have called for a huge demonstration on New Years Day which will be a test of both the ongoing strength of the Movement and the stamina of the Beijing-backed authorities to resist the anti-Beijing population.In Australia, retail sales have been disappointingly modest this year. Consumer confidence is its lowest since the GFC and AU$25 bln worth of recent tax cuts have done little to send people back to the shops. GST revenue is down by more than -AU$550 mln on what was expected in the federal budget. A lot hinges on the results of Boxing Day sales, which is some areas were strong.The UST 10yr yield is down -2 bps at just under 1.90%. The gold has jumped over the holiday break and is up +US$26, now at US$1,509/oz and that is a two month high.US oil prices are higher at just under US$62/bbl and the Brent benchmark is now just under US$68/bbl. That is a rise of +US$1.50/bbl this week alone.The Kiwi dollar will open firmer today at 66.6 USc. On the cross rates we are also firm at 96.1 AUc. Against the euro we are likewise firmer at 60 euro cents. That puts our TWI-5 at just on 71.8 and that is a new six-month high. We should also note that the Chinese yuan has strengthened against the US dollar, now under 7 to the greenback, and its strongest since August.Bitcoin has been lowish over the break but has moved up today but only back to where we left it Christmas Eve at US$7,348.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.Get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz and subscribe to receive this podcast in your favourite podcast app - we're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or subscribe on our website.Tell your friends and leave us a review - we welcome feedback from listeners.

Kia ora,and welcome to Tuesday's Economy Watch where we follow the economic events and trends that affect New Zealand.I'm David Chaston and this is the International edition from Interest.co.nz.Today we lead with news of equity records among sinking economic data.The American September merchandise trade balance has come in at -US$72 bln, almost exactly the same level it was in September 2018. Exports were down -3.5% and imports down -2.6%. For all the focus, that isn't much 'progress' on dealing with this perceived issue. This is the raw early data and details of the politically sensitive trade with China are now available yet.American stocks of unsold goods are rising. Wholesale inventories are up +5.0% from the same month a year ago, and retail inventories are up +3.7% in September.The National Activity Index collated by the Chicago Fed is pointing to subdued growth ahead. And the October Dallas Fed regional factory survey which has been an outlier of positivity earlier, has also now turned down, just like most other regional factory surveys done by the Fed.None of this core economic data seems to be worrying equity markets today however. On Wall Street, the S&P500 has started the week positively, up +0.5% in mid-day trade. That modest rise however brought this index to a record high. This follows European markets overnight that posted modest gains, and Asian markets yesterday that were decidedly positive. While we were on holiday, Shanghai was up +0.9%, Hong Kong was up +0.8% and Tokyo up +0.3%. The ASX200 however was flat.Sentiment that either or both the mini-trade deal will happen, or a -25 bps Fed rate cut at the end of this week, is keeping things positive in these markets. [Advert]With Hatch, anyone can invest in the US share markets.Billionaire Warren Buffett says investors should stick to areas they know, so it’s no surprise that Kiwis are backing technology companies through our investing platform. Companies like Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Disney and Tesla regularly feature as our most popular shares. Visit www.hatch.as/investing to buy any of these US-listed shares and learn more. In China, another large private company has defaulted on bond debt.A new report about Chinese household debt however will allay many fears. It reveals that less than 14% of Chinese households had any consumer debt, and that total household debt, including home loans, was less than half China's GDP. In New Zealand it is 95%, and in the US it is 77%. This much lower debt load on Chinese households will give them more economic resilience.China is likely to get more focus from HSBC, who announced more intensive restructuring plans as their European and US businesses drag their results.The OECD is reporting that Foreign Direct Investment fell by -20% in the first half of 2019 compared to the last half of 2018, to US$572 bln. That is a drop of -US$143 bln and goes a long way to explaining how poor public policy affects investment decisions. The drop is equivalent to wiping out the New Zealand economy from the global stage.The European Union has agreed to delay Brexit until the end of January 2020, a move that increases the chances of a British election before the end of the year. It also ends any hope of a departure by the end of October, a die-in-the-ditch promise by the English prime minister.The UST 10yr yield is at 1.85%, and +5 bps higher than this time yesterday. Gold is down sharply, down -US$12 overnight to US$1,492/oz.US oil prices are a little softer at just over US$56/bbl. The Brent benchmark is just on US$61.50/bbl.The Kiwi dollar is soft at 63.4 USc. On the cross rates we are much softer against a rising Aussie dollar, now at 92.7 AUc. Against the euro we are marginally lower at 57.2 euro cents. That puts the TWI-5 at just on 68.5.You can find links to the articles mentioned today in our show notes.Get more news affecting the economy in New Zealand from interest.co.nz and subscribe to receive this podcast in your favourite podcast app - we're on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or subscribe on our website.Tell your friends and leave us a review - we welcome feedback from listeners.I'm David Chaston. This podcast is taking a break for a few days. I am off to Tokyo for a few days sightseeing. The interest.co.nz team will be presenting a Breakfast Briefing, but there won’t be a podcast version. Economy Watch will resume on Wednesday, November 6. Join me again then. 

China's GDP growth slows to 6% in Q3 China's economy grew just 6 percent in the third quarter, marking the slowest pace in more than 27 years. The world's second-largest economy has been cooling since 2018 due to credit tightening and its trade war with the United States. The disappointing data sent Chinese stocks plunging to their biggest daily drop in a month. Aramco reportedly delays long-awaited IPO Saudi Aramco has reportedly postponed the launch of its long-awaited initial public offering by at least a few weeks. The oil giant wants to publish quarterly results before proceeding to provide clarity on the impact of last month's attacks on its facilities. Aramco was due to announce plans to float a stake of up to 2 percent on the kingdom's share market next week. Renault shares plunge after sales warning Renault's shares have plunged as much as 15 percent after slashing its revenue outlook and profit forecast. The French carmaker said sales would fall up to 4 percent this year, blaming economic environment in Argentina and Turkey in particular. The industry has suffered from sluggish demand and tough European emissions rules.

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Extending their gaining streak into the sixth straight session, benchmark indices ended with over half a per cent gains on Friday even as global peers tumbled after China's GDP growth slipped to a 27-year low of 6 per cent. Industry heavyweights Reliance Industries (RIL), HDFC Bank, TCS, and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) helped benchmark S&P BSE Sensex settle at 39,298 levels, up 246 points or 0.63 per cent.  YES Bank (up over 8 per cent) emerged as the top gainer on the index while Tata Motors (down 1 per cent) the biggest loser.  In the broader market, both mid and small-caps outperformed the headline indices. The S&P BSE MidCap index added 253 points or 1.78 per cent to close at 14,420 while the S&P BSE SmallCap index ended at 13,127, up 213 points or 1.65 per cent.  On the NSE, the broader Nifty50 index gained 75.50 points or 0.65 per cent to close at 11,662 levels.   On a weekly basis, both Sensex and Nifty ended with 3 per cent gains.  On the sectoral front, barring Nifty IT, all the other indices ended in the green. Relaty stocks advanced the most, followed by metal and PSU bank stocks. The Nifty Realty index climbed nearly 2 per cent to 262.80 levels.  BUZZING STOCKS Reliance Industries (RIL), the oil-to-telecom behemoth, on Friday hit another milestone as the market capitalisation (m-cap) of the company breached the coveted Rs 9 trillion-mark, the first by any Indian company. The stock hit a high of Rs 1,428 during the session. At the time of writing of this report, the m-cap of the company stood at Rs 9,00,507 crore. At close, the stock stood at Rs 1,415 apiece on the BSE, up over 1 per cent. The m-cap of the company was 8,97,179.47 crore.  Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) surged 27 per cent to Rs 56.45 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in the intra-day deals on Friday amid reports the government may look to reduce stake in the company. The stock recorded its sharpest intra-day rally in more than a decade. The stock ended at Rs 54, up 22.22 per cent. Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) slipped 9 per cent to Rs 240 in the intra-day deal on the BSE on Friday after the company reported lower-than-expected consolidated net profit for July-September quarterly (Q2) as it provided for an inter-corporate deposit (ICD) worth Rs 171 crore during the period. At close, the stock was down around 6 per cent at Rs 250.  Shares of Alicon Castalloy surged 13 per cent at Rs 395 apiece on the BSE on Friday after the company signed multi-year contracts aggregating Rs 810 crore with leading global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tier 1 suppliers such as Jaguar Land Rover, Daimler, Samsung SDI & MAHLE. At close, the stock was up 10% at Rs 383.

The major economies of the world are facing a possible slowdown, and China's GDP may come below 6% by next year according to Fitch Ratings. Chief Economist Brian Coulton joined us on Prime Time to talk about why that's the case, why we're already in a full-blown trade war, and if central banks like the Fed can really do anything to address it with yet another rate cut.

Just when you thought it was safe to import goods from China to the US, the negotiations collapse and Trump imposes further tariffs. The trade war is in full bloom, but who needs whom more? Without US exports Dan believes that China's GDP could decline by 1.5% or more. The US on the other hand may decline .5%. Who wins in this scenario? Dan, who lived in China and has written about it for many years, believes that the war could continue on for quite a while. And then perhaps there won't be any winners. 

Just when you thought it was safe to import goods from China to the US, the negotiations collapse and Trump imposes further tariffs. The trade war is in full bloom, but who needs whom more? Without US exports Dan believes that China's GDP could decline by 1.5% or more. The US on the other hand may decline .5%. Who wins in this scenario? Dan, who lived in China and has written about it for many years, believes that the war could continue on for quite a while. And then perhaps there won't be any winners. 

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Brock Silvers discusses China's GDP, trade surplus & what the numbers mean for investors. 

China has driven GDP based on heavy capital investment. When, at some point, that ends, and China's GDP growth falls dramatically, what will happen to the rest of the world? Not that much, argues Michael Pettis. Pettis is a leading thinker on international trade and investment flows. He is currently a nonresident senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program, based in Beijing, and also professor of finance at Peking University's Guanghua School of Management, where he specializes in Chinese financial markets. He formerly taught at Tsinghua University's School of Economics and Management and before that at Columbia University. He spent the first half of his career on Wall Street in trading, capital markets, and corporate finance, working with Manufacturers Hanover (now JPMorgan) and Bear Stearns. He has also worked as a partner in a merchant-banking boutique that specialized in securitizing Latin American assets and at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he headed the emerging markets trading team.

In Episode 6 of the Art of Waging Small Business Warfare podcast, we bring you up to speed with Guerrillapreneur news, news about the sharing, gig and circular loop economies: The Chinese Sharing Economy is growing at 40% driven by sharing economy startups like MoBike, MoBark and Home Cook. MoBike is a station-less bike sharing service that leverages smart lock technology. MoBark is an innovative "Pet-Sharing" startup and Home Cook crowdsources food preparation from home cooks who offer their dinner to lonely white collar workers. According to China Daily, the Sharing Economy will make up 20% of China's GDP by 2020. Airbnb plans to offer bundled entertainment and lodgings in an attempt to grow their top line. London-based Fat Lama received $1M in seed funding to launch its service that lets individuals share everything from toys-to-tools. Miami, Florida-based Cargo4 is helping shipping companies sell the free space in trucks after they have dropped off their deliveries. Business Founders need to listen to this episode if you think you are an entrepreneur because you might not be one. In Episode 6, I review the 4 stages of a Founder's job transition, which includes a Frontline Worker, Frontline Manager, Executive Manager and finally an Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs spend a majority of their time planning and executing strategies that will impact their business' growth 12-24 months from today. If you don't have the time or the capacity for this level of planning, you are not an entrepreneur. In the episode, I provide a framework (Founder's Growth Capacity Framework) to help Founders escalate a their evolution from Frontline Worker to Entrepreneur. Please share your feedback and ways that we can improve the podcast. You can subscribe to the Guerrillapreneur podcast via iTunes, GooglePlay, RSS, Podomatic.com, or stream the podcast at ceyero.com. You can also watch the video cast of applicable podcasts at ceyero.com. Host: Mark Peterson Host Social Media: @Guerillapreneur @ceyeroconsltg (Twitter, Instagram and FaceBook) Sponsors: Ceyero Consulting, ceyero.com and Andrew Bushard's "I Transform, You Transform: An Autobiography to Help You"

In Episode 6 of the Art of Waging Small Business Warfare podcast, we bring you up to speed with Guerrillapreneur news, news about the sharing, gig and circular loop economies: The Chinese Sharing Economy is growing at 40% driven by sharing economy startups like MoBike, MoBark and Home Cook. MoBike is a station-less bike sharing service that leverages smart lock technology. MoBark is an innovative "Pet-Sharing" startup and Home Cook crowdsources food preparation from home cooks who offer their dinner to lonely white collar workers. According to China Daily, the Sharing Economy will make up 20% of China's GDP by 2020. Airbnb plans to offer bundled entertainment and lodgings in an attempt to grow their top line. London-based Fat Lama received $1M in seed funding to launch its service that lets individuals share everything from toys-to-tools. Miami, Florida-based Cargo4 is helping shipping companies sell the free space in trucks after they have dropped off their deliveries. Business Founders need to listen to this episode if you think you are an entrepreneur because you might not be one. In Episode 6, I review the 4 stages of a Founder's job transition, which includes a Frontline Worker, Frontline Manager, Executive Manager and finally an Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs spend a majority of their time planning and executing strategies that will impact their business' growth 12-24 months from today. If you don't have the time or the capacity for this level of planning, you are not an entrepreneur. In the episode, I provide a framework (Founder's Growth Capacity Framework) to help Founders escalate a their evolution from Frontline Worker to Entrepreneur. Please share your feedback and ways that we can improve the podcast. You can subscribe to the Guerrillapreneur podcast via iTunes, GooglePlay, RSS, Podomatic.com, or stream the podcast at ceyero.com. You can also watch the video cast of applicable podcasts at ceyero.com. Host: Mark Peterson Host Social Media: @Guerillapreneur @ceyeroconsltg (Twitter, Instagram and FaceBook) Sponsors: Ceyero Consulting, ceyero.com and Andrew Bushard's "I Transform, You Transform: An Autobiography to Help You"

After years of rapid growth, China's GDP is expanding more slowly. There are fears about the global impact, but could there also be opportunities for Europe and Central Asia? You can find more information on this event here: http://bruegel.org/events/will-chinas-slowdown-bring-headwinds-or-opportunities-for-europe-and-central-asia/

Harry Krejsa, research associate in the Asia-Pacific Security Program, discusses the rise of China's GDP and what it could mean for the future of its economy.

Can consumption fill the investment gap in China? What is the optimal GDP growth rate for the country? CEIBS Professor of Economics and Finance Xu Bin tackles China's GDP growth issues.

-  Vijay Valtheeswaran, China Business and Finance Editor for "The Economist" - Please call 1-800-388-9700 for a copy of the book "Need Speed And Greed: How The New Rules Of Innovation Can Transform Business..."

今回は中国の一人っ子政策(One-child policy)について、中国人の留学生とアメリカ人が話し合います。この政策は1979年から始まり、一人以上の子どもを持つと法律で罰金が科せられるとのことです。その背景には中国の人口の多さがあるのですが、実際の人口はどのくらいでしょうか。 Download MP3 *** Script *** M: Hi, Ruby. How's it going? W: Oh, hi, George. I'm fine, but I'm a little busy with another essay. M: Another one? W: Yep. M: It's like, every time I see you, you're busy writing an essay! You're such a good student... I'd rather die than have to write that much. W: I know, but I have to practice my English writing skills since I'm taking the TOEFL in the fall. You're so lucky that you were born speaking English - you don't have to take all these hard English exams like the TOEFL or GRE. M: Haha, yeah. Sorry about that. So, what's the topic this time? W: We're supposed to come to a conclusion based on this diagram, and then write some ideas we have about it. M: Let me see. Oh, the fertility rate... hmm... Wow, are you kidding? China's fertility rate is only 0.8? Wouldn't that mean women are having less than 1 child in their lifetime? W: Yeah, that's because of the one-child policy. M: Oh, that explains it. No offense, but don't you think it's stupid and cruel for the government to make such a policy? People should have the right to choose how many children they wanna have. Doesn't that shock you that the government infringes on peoples' rights like that? It's almost inhumane, don't you think? W: I agree with you to some extent, but calm down a bit. M: Sorry, I didn't mean to get so worked up, but I just don't understand how they can do that. So, what do you think about the one-child policy? I'm really interested in hearing what Chinese think about it. Oh, by the way, are you an only-child too? W: Yep, I'm an only child. But listen, do you know what the population in China is right now? M: Well, I know it's the largest in the world, but I don't know the exact number. W: 1.3 billion. That's about 5 times the United States, in the same amount of land! M: Wow! That's crazy! W: Yeah. So that means 1 in every 6 people in the world is Chinese. This huge population is the main obstacle to the development of China's economy. M: I see. But hasn't the economy made big advancements recently? China's GDP is the fourth largest in the world, isn't it? W: True, but the average is pretty low. Some people can't even afford to send their children to school! M: Really? W: Yeah. So although I was a bit lonely growing up, and wished I could've had a brother, I agree with the one-child policy. We have no choice until we fix our economy. M: Oh, now I get it. Now that I know how you feel about it, I realize that I was wrong. Sorry about that! W: Oh, don't worry about it. M: By the way, why do you want a brother instead of a sister? W: Hmm, I'd prefer to have an older brother, kind of for protection. M: Ha ha, not a bad idea. W: It's too bad. I can only dream... M: Hey, I know! I can be your brother! Whaddaya say? W: Thanks, my dear brother! (Written by Sun Guangna (Ruby))

今回は中国の一人っ子政策(One-child policy)について、中国人の留学生とアメリカ人が話し合います。この政策は1979年から始まり、一人以上の子どもを持つと法律で罰金が科せられるとのことです。その背景には中国の人口の多さがあるのですが、実際の人口はどのくらいでしょうか。 Download MP3 *** Script *** M: Hi, Ruby. How's it going? W: Oh, hi, George. I'm fine, but I'm a little busy with another essay. M: Another one? W: Yep. M: It's like, every time I see you, you're busy writing an essay! You're such a good student... I'd rather die than have to write that much. W: I know, but I have to practice my English writing skills since I'm taking the TOEFL in the fall. You're so lucky that you were born speaking English - you don't have to take all these hard English exams like the TOEFL or GRE. M: Haha, yeah. Sorry about that. So, what's the topic this time? W: We're supposed to come to a conclusion based on this diagram, and then write some ideas we have about it. M: Let me see. Oh, the fertility rate... hmm... Wow, are you kidding? China's fertility rate is only 0.8? Wouldn't that mean women are having less than 1 child in their lifetime? W: Yeah, that's because of the one-child policy. M: Oh, that explains it. No offense, but don't you think it's stupid and cruel for the government to make such a policy? People should have the right to choose how many children they wanna have. Doesn't that shock you that the government infringes on peoples' rights like that? It's almost inhumane, don't you think? W: I agree with you to some extent, but calm down a bit. M: Sorry, I didn't mean to get so worked up, but I just don't understand how they can do that. So, what do you think about the one-child policy? I'm really interested in hearing what Chinese think about it. Oh, by the way, are you an only-child too? W: Yep, I'm an only child. But listen, do you know what the population in China is right now? M: Well, I know it's the largest in the world, but I don't know the exact number. W: 1.3 billion. That's about 5 times the United States, in the same amount of land! M: Wow! That's crazy! W: Yeah. So that means 1 in every 6 people in the world is Chinese. This huge population is the main obstacle to the development of China's economy. M: I see. But hasn't the economy made big advancements recently? China's GDP is the fourth largest in the world, isn't it? W: True, but the average is pretty low. Some people can't even afford to send their children to school! M: Really? W: Yeah. So although I was a bit lonely growing up, and wished I could've had a brother, I agree with the one-child policy. We have no choice until we fix our economy. M: Oh, now I get it. Now that I know how you feel about it, I realize that I was wrong. Sorry about that! W: Oh, don't worry about it. M: By the way, why do you want a brother instead of a sister? W: Hmm, I'd prefer to have an older brother, kind of for protection. M: Ha ha, not a bad idea. W: It's too bad. I can only dream... M: Hey, I know! I can be your brother! Whaddaya say? W: Thanks, my dear brother! (Written by Sun Guangna (Ruby))