Asia Waypoint

Hi, Henrik Bork here, MD of Asia Waypoint, a consulting agency with China expertise. Strategic communications, CEO Positioning, PR and tailor-made research.

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Deutschland flüchtet gerade aus einer Abhängigkeit in die nächste.
Kein Gas mehr von Putin, aber Solarkraft und Windturbinen aus China.

Mein Beitrag für den „China Market Insider" von @MaschinenMarkt

#China #Windkraft #Russland #Sanktionen

https://t.co/NJGxJcjKpI

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Real estate agents in #China retrained to sell cars.

#Evergrande started series production of its first EV. Here is my analysis for the "China Market Insider" of @Auto_Industrie (in German).

#Automobile #emobility #thoughtleadership #AsiaWaypoint

https://t.co/CP5qRRmYtG

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The extreme #Corona #lockdowns in @China demand better strategies for #supplychain management.

"Just in time" and the Toyota Productions System or #TPS are NOT dead, though. Rather, @ToyotaMotorCorp 's way of doing things deserves a closer look:

https://t.co/A2Alpm4LhI

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An even modest recovery of the Chinese automobile industry is big news at the moment, as people around the world have to fear for their livelihoods.

My short update in today's "China Market Insider".
#China #CoronaVirusUpdate #automobile

https://t.co/mJVblz9u36

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Investing in tech? Better start thinking 300 years ahead like Masayoshi Son:

https://t.co/SxGYhCcp2v

#investment #startups #Japan #China #thoughtleadership #communications #AI #technology #AsiaWaypoint

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DayDayUp is a great networking space for startups in Beijing. I had fun discussing the German and Chinese startup scene there with fellow founders yesterday.

#startups #China #Germany #innovation #strategies #asiawaypoint

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Startups in China. Reckless investment patterns.

The "V2C investment" model - pumping insane amounts of cash into questionable businesses - needs to be examined:

https://t.co/kN2YLwTZif

#startups #investment #strategy #China

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China Daily just published our MD Henrik Bork's analysis of China's new Foreign Investment Law, passed by the country's parliament hours ago:

https://t.co/bkErkBC6z3

#China #Investment #policy #communications #strategy #consulting

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Bye, bye robots!

Der Tagesspiegel in Berlin reprinted Henrik Bork`s article about Toyota´s interesting new approach to #automation today. #automotive #Japan #robots

Original versions in Roland Berger´s magazine Think:Act:
https://t.co/tDouMDdMtb

https://t.co/2KxFlmcoBf

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Toyota has just fired some robots, calling back the workers.

https://t.co/tDouMDdMtb

Honor to meet with Mitsuru Kawai, Vice President of Toyota. He as an interesting, new approach to #automation
#robots #Automotive #Japan #thoughtleadership #consulting #China #Robotics #AI

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Robots on a charme offensive!

From my new blog about thought #leadership in #China and Japan. #robots #AI

https://t.co/CURMOO24j7

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As the Chinese #robots are catching up, know-how about interactions between robots and humans will become more important. #robotics #China #AI #marketing

https://t.co/ZrewvJfCUV

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"Any significant shift to electrical vehicles will be led by China" Via @FT

https://t.co/LQCyRqPWDO

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Who will be there for us when we are old? A robot, maybe.
https://t.co/CURMOOjFHH
#robots #Japan #AI #chinanotepad #asiawaypoint

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Love x Robot = Lovot - Can robots packed with AI make us less lonely? https://t.co/mfENLtEuOy

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Here is a #socialmedia strategy that is surprisingly simple: Do good things and talk about them.
https://t.co/qt1y8RVMry

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Changing of the guard at #Alibaba. Announced today, to happen one year from now.

#China #ecommerce

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Spotlight on Alibaba CEO Zhang as Jack Ma starts retirement countdown https://t.co/ZoJD0rT4n1

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Nice overview for those new to #contentmarketing in #China, in this case for #tourism. https://t.co/h9PVQjmExI

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@TechCrunch Not sure about China already having surpassed the US in terms of AI "capability". Many of the best in this field are still working in Silicon Valley, incl. Chinese AI experts. But the valuations for Chinese AI startups are skyrocketing because of the market potential.