Edward White
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FT China correspondent. @FinancialTimes.
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https://www.ft.com 09-04-2016 02:15:22
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In with the old, out with the new: across #China the appeal of 'second-hand' homes is rising, a radical shift in a sector dominated for decades by new-build apartments. Important piece of the property puzzle via Thomas Hale and team Financial Times ft.com/content/aaffd6…
It’s been a turbulent few weeks for Elon Musk & Tesla as he repositions the EV carmaker to AI/robotics & made a surprise visit to Beijing - but can the mercurial billionaire straddle the US and China? w/ Edward White Peter Campbell for Financial Times on.ft.com/4dn6brQ
I often try to remind people that when we talk about “Chinese EVs” we are mostly talking about BYD, which is basically in a class of its own. This article does a great job of explaining the company’s strategy. Another great piece by Edward White 👏👏
w analysis from Ilaria Mazzocco, CSIS Bridget McCarthy, Snow Bull Capital, Rystad Energy Tim Buckley, Jim Wormington Human Rights Watch et al.
BYD has become synonymous with China's rapid rise in electric vehicles. Wang Chuanfu's true ambition goes far beyond cars, and far beyond China. Financial Times ft.com/content/b8bde0…
Western politicians may be obsessed with Beijing's industrial policies but foreign companies in China also must adapt to reality: competition from Chinese manufacturers is 'ferocious'. Excellent column from Thomas Hale via Financial Times ft.com/content/9feb75…
Congrats Edward White! My fav long-form piece of last year by far! ft.com/content/39caf1…
In The Big Read published by the Financial Times today, I explained why we should take a Xi Jinping Thought angle to evaluate Xi’s manufacturing plan to rescue China’s economy - and how to do it. ft.com/content/ae5179… Financial Times; Edward White; Cheng Leng; SOAS China Institute
Data from Andy Lin 林佳賢 World Bank & analysis from SOAS University of London Olivia Cheung He Shujing of Plenum Michael Pettis Carnegie China David Skilling et al
Xi Jinping has won praise for calling time on unsustainable property and infrastructure spending, but trading partners now fear a flood of cheap exports. Will his manufacturing plan be enough to rescue China’s economy? ft.com/content/ae5179… via Financial Times w Cheng Leng
'China is not going to export sunshine': Embattled solar billionaire Li Zhenguo faces a world polarised by Chinese dominance of supply chains for renewable technology. via ft.com/content/94aad5… w Xuyang Dong Yanmei Xie CerciusGroup
The runner up was this gem from Edward White and Kang Buseong at the Financial Times
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A big congrats to the Financial Times's Miles Johnson, winner of Overseas Press Club's top business award for his investigation into #Prigozhin 's biz empire! Also to #Seoul team of Edward White & Kang Buseong, runners-up in mag writing...Financial Times has never been cited in OPC mag category before...
I'm delighted to have started a new role this year as Jakarta Correspondent at Financial Times, which has opened a new Indonesia bureau. I'll also be covering Vietnam and the Philippines. Pls send tips, hellos and Jakarta recommendations!