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All Roads Lead To China is a blog for those looking for on the ground China business news and analysis.

Perhaps I am a being a bit overly inquisitive on this, but yesterday while watching CNBC, I was watching an analyst discuss the impact on stock prices that occurred from the announcement that the Chinese government will issue the long awaited 3G licenses.
Given the time it had taken to get to this point, and the [...]
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Last year, when lead paint Barbie dolls and melamine laced pet food were the headlines, there was a lot of finger pointing going on.
Congress, the media, and American consumers were all enraged by China’s lack of standards, while brands were focused on how they needed to develop systems for dealing with the influx of products [...]
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For the last several months, I have been wrapping up what has been perhaps the most prolonged personal research project I have had, a comprehensive study of the Yangtze River and its ports.
If began as an interest over 3 years ago as I worked to develop a number of second tier cities, peaked through several [...]
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There is already a ton of speculation about the role China should play in “saving” the world’s economy, which for me seems a bit over the top.  however, the two and a half minute clip on CNN had loaded up on experts and anecdotal shoppers to put forth their view.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE7G0A_H6CM

For me, it is pretty simple.
(1) [...]
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One of the firms I have always viewed as a success of China was Hon Hai - a.k.a. Foxconn
I initially profiled it in the post Foxconn: Behind the Scenes following the WSJ article The Forbidden City of Terry Gou , but through other posts like  iPhone: Made In Shenzhen, Assembled by Foxconn and IP Protection [...]
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1. Chengdu remaining top among second-tier and third-tier cities which garnered most attention from American companies
The 2008 China Commercial Report published on December 17th by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, which took a survey on 238 American companies operating in China, shows that among the second-tier and third-tier cities, Chengdu continues to be [...]
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While the goal of today was for me to put the laptop down, I had a moment of weakness where I looked to see just how many people visited All Roads in 2008 - and what were the most popular posts for the year.
Perhaps more awe shocking than seeing that more than a half million [...]
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Just a quick note to say thanks for your support in 2008.
It has been a roller coaster of a year, and one that will be remembered for both its peaks and valleys…. and if the ride wasn’t long enough for you, in 2009 we are adding loops!
Have a safe evening with family and [...]
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Logistics
ProLogis to Sell China Operations and 20 Percent Interest in Japan Property Funds to GIC Real Estate for $1.3 Billion
Sinotrans, Yangtze Transportation merged
China to encourage consolidation in logistics industry
China set to open fourth bonded logistics centre
DDS Logistics accélère son développement en Chine
Air
Northwest Wants Delay In New China Service
Express delivery benefits from opening-up policy
Beijing Airport [...]
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Next Monday morning, at 7:30 (arg), I will be speaking with Martin Soong and his collegues about China’s economic prospects for 2009.
A HUGE topic for 5-7 minutes, I have begun to form my cliffnotes for my time, and I wanted to see what thought you all had for China 2009 as many of you are [...]
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