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China's economic conditions are worse than thought, Desmond Shum told The New York Times. This will result in tighter control of the firms by Beijing, as it become less secure. These factors have already caused Beijing to acro, with the People's Bank of China implementing interest rate cuts to reignite economic activity. But in Shum's view, conditions are also making the country's top brass insecure, resulting in tighter control of the nation's business landscape, especially among foreign firms. "People talk about 'deglobalization,' but the proper term is 'reglobalization minus China,'" Shum said.
Persons: Desmond Shum, Desmond Shum —, I've, Shum Organizations: New York Times, Service, People's Bank of China Locations: Beijing, Wall, Silicon, China, acro, Vietnam, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India
He and his former wife, Duan Weihong, used their relationships with top government officials to build a multibillion-dollar property development company during a golden age for entrepreneurs starting in the mid-1990s. Mr. Shum left China in 2015 as Xi Jinping, the country’s leader, asserted greater state control over the country and its businesses. (It is believed that Communist Party officials detained her after a high-ranking political ally was held on suspicion of corruption.) Mr. Shum told the story of their rise and fall — and the murky reality of doing business in China — in his 2021 memoir. Many details cannot be independently verified but his role at the intersection of business and politics is certain.
Persons: Desmond Shum, Duan Weihong, Janet Yellen, Shum, Xi Jinping, Duan, Whitney, Mr Organizations: Communist Party Locations: Beijing, China, Britain
"Traditions provide identity. As CCP has destroyed Chinese traditions, luxury brands step in to provide that," he tweeted. Consider this: The country's luxury market is set to hit 816 billion yuan, or $115 billion, by 2025. "Traditions provide identity. Rapid urbanization and consumerism did more to fuel China's luxury boom than a lack of religion, he said.
Persons: Desmond Shum, , That's, PwC, Bernard Arnault —, Shum —, Shum, Simon & Schuster, Pierre Xiao Lu, Lu, Karl Gerth, Gerth, Yuwan Hu, Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton Organizations: CCP, Service, Privacy, Shanghai's Fudan University, Wharton, University of California, Daxue Consulting Locations: China, Europe, Today's China, San Diego, Beijing
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