The RCEP’s impacts on China: One step closer to the global stage center

2022 started with a bang with the official entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP, 区域全面经济伙伴决定). This free trade agreement comprises 15 Asia-Pacific countries (with 10 ASEAN members and 5 non-ASEAN members), with China taking the lead. Claimed as a victory for multilateralism and free trade amid the current global supply-chain disruptions, […]
Daxue Talks transcript #29: Smart strategies to sell goods to China through cross-border e-commerce

Find here the Daxue Talks episode 29. Our guest Olivier Verot reminds us about the major differences when dealing with mainland or cross-border e-commerce in China. Here is a very quick and relevant guide to sell goods to China in 2020! Full transcript below: Olivier: I am the founder of Gentleman Market Agency, we are […]
China’s Tech Startup Scene

China’s Tech Startup Scene: Emulating the success of the Silicon Valley Buzzing around Chinese universities are dreams of launching a high-tech startup and emulating the success of Silicon Valley. The tech startup scene took off with e-commerce giant Alibaba’s IPO in September 2014 and continued with the IPO of smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi that raised US$1.1 […]