a/symmetric: How China’s crane champions conquer global markets
February 24, 2024Will Beijing run laps around Washington's attempts to root out China-built cargo cranes from US ports? Without a full view of major Chinese crane manufacturers, their competitive positions, and and how Beijing supports them to corner markets worldwide, that stands to be a real risk.
The Week That’s Done: China’s industrial strategy
March 19, 2023We give you a blueprint of China's industrial strategy and will a Guinean iron ore mine help China slash dependence on Australian imports? Meanwhile, the EU unveils a critical minerals plan just as China tightens its grips on cobalt and lithium, Black Sea Grain deal uncertainty, and trade controls served two ways.
This Is the Blueprint for China’s Industrial Strategy
March 17, 2023China's "single champions" and "little giants" programs fuel an industrial ambition that entails not merely acquiring dominant industrial capacity, but also establishing positions of leverage in key global supply chains.