https://www.scmp.com/rss/521503/feed Mark Greeven is professor of management innovation and strategy and dean of Asia at IMD, where he co-directs the Building Digital Ecosystems and Strategic Partnerships programme and the Strategy for Future Readiness programme. Drawing on two decades of experience in research, teaching and consulting in China, he explores how to organise innovation in a turbulent world. Greeven is responsible for the school’s activities and outreach across China and is a founding member of the Business Ecosystem... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mark Greeven Mark Greeven The US-Israel war on Iran is pushing up costs for factories around the world, including in China. However, it is also showing how much better positioned China is to weather the blow. As energy costs rise and supply chains come under strain, Chinese exporters are better placed than producers in Europe and Southeast Asia to withstand the shock, even as their own costs increase. China’s oil reserves and long-running investment in renewable energy offer a degree of insulation from the surge in... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3351472/chinas-rivals-are-learning-wrong-lessons-about-its-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3351472/chinas-rivals-are-learning-wrong-lessons-about-its-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:30:09 +0000 Mark Greeven Mark Greeven China’s BYD has pulled ahead of Tesla, becoming the world’s biggest maker of fully electric vehicles (EVs). The shift reflects more than the fortunes of the two companies. Tesla’s dethroning shows how China’s EV sector, built around dense supplier networks, fast iteration and strong policy support, is setting the pace for the rest of the world. The shift is even more notable considering that BYD was barely known outside China a decade ago. Now BYD is outpacing its competitors, delivering more... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3342316/why-tesla-fell-behind-byd-and-why-catching-wont-be-easy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3342316/why-tesla-fell-behind-byd-and-why-catching-wont-be-easy?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:30:09 +0000 Mark Greeven Mark Greeven When policymakers start using internet slang to describe the economy, it is a sign something is not right. The word neijuan was once used by Chinese students to depict burnout from seemingly pointless competition. Now it is showing up in policy language, to explain the growing economic strain caused by China’s price war. Too much supply and weak demand are pushing prices down. The deflationary pressure is building not just on company profits, but on the growth model that China has relied on for... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3321819/china-needs-show-it-can-compete-more-price?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3321819/china-needs-show-it-can-compete-more-price?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Aug 2025 01:30:09 +0000 Mark Greeven Mark Greeven When Chinese Premier Li Qiang addressed the World Economic Forum’s “Summer Davos” in Tianjin, China, his message was clear: China must become a “mega-sized” consumption powerhouse. Not just the world’s factory, but its market too. His words underlined Beijing’s intention to make household spending a core growth engine rather than a supplement to exports. Faced with the harsh reality of steep tariffs and rising protectionism in the United States, many Chinese manufacturers are re-routing their... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3316815/chinese-companies-must-now-focus-wooing-consumers-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3316815/chinese-companies-must-now-focus-wooing-consumers-home?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jul 2025 01:30:09 +0000