Houston Scott is a Business and Technology Editorial Assistant for The China Project A.M. Previously he served as a trade policy intern at the Cato Institute. Graduating in 2021 from the University of Michigan with a degree in International Studies and Chinese, Houston has spent time working in Shanghai as a financial research associate. Houston has work published in International Policy Digest and you can read more on his personal website.
In a bid to boost Chinaโs declining birth rates, Beijing is adding reproductive technologies to public hospitalsโ health insurance programs. Fertility firms are cashing in.
Link-U Tech, a Chinese company founded last year by a team at Tsinghua University, is trying to commercialize two-way charging stations for electric vehicles. It has competition in major Chinese EV companies like NIO.
Fenbeitong, a fintech platform, has just reached unicorn status. Backed by internet investment firm DST Global, the company joins a growing list of firms revolutionizing China's digital payment industry.
Starbucks has hiked its prices in China amid growing competition from homegrown brands. After two decades of success, some worry the American coffee chain is losing steam.
China doesnโt want to depend on other nations for food security. Cue big investments in agriculture technologies.
LโOrรฉal, the massive French beauty brand, posted record annual sales in 2021 on the strength of the Chinese cosmetics sector. The companyโs future in China is bright as the country's middle class is expected to expand by over 300 million people this decade.