An Update on COVID-19 Relief Efforts
As Canada-China business began experiencing disruptions due to COVID-19 in January 2020, CCBC established an online donation portal with the Canadian Red Cross as a channel to support the Red Cross Society of China. Thanks to the generosity of dozens of corporations and individuals, C$267,966 was raised in the span of a few short weeks.
Beijing Dispatch #8 – Strategies to Survive (and Thrive) in China Post COVID-19
With China essentially back online and likely to be a growth market in 2020 compared to the rest of the world, how can your business keep the tea hot while we continue to fight this battle in Canada?
Beijing Dispatch #7 – Attention Shifts Back to the Home Front
While the world’s attention turns inwards onto their own policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak, Beijing is springing back to life. Security policies remain in place and millions of people remain at home, but there has been more noise at street level than there has been in months.
A Special Message to CCBC Members from Ambassador Dominic Barton
Canada’s Ambassador to China Dominic Barton recently recorded a special video message to CCBC members.
Beijing Dispatch #6 – COVID-19 and the Social Implications for Business in 2020
Quasi-traffic jams returned to Beijing this week – that is to say, there was slight congestion on the ring roads at rush hour, and scooter-riders and cyclists actually had to wait at red lights before freely crossing multi-lane intersections. Has Beijing roused from its COVID-19 slumber? No, not by a long shot, but there are finally stirrings.