U.S.-China Trade War In Uncharted Waters
Managing The Dragon: Demystifying China
Release Date: 06/03/2019
Managing The Dragon: Demystifying China
In this podcast, Jack describes why companies need to stay engaged with China, despite the fact that the relationship between China and the United States, as well as China and the other major industrial countries in the world, are likely to be more frosty in the years ahead than they have been since China joined WTO in 2001.
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In this podcast, Jack describes the contents of each of the eight chapters included in the Phase One Trade Agreement signed by China and the United States on January 15, 2020.
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In this podcast, Jack Perkowski, Managing Partner, JFP Holdings, Ltd., reviews---and grades-- his 2019 predictions, and discusses his predictions for 2020, a year that will be dominated by news of the coronavirus and ongoing trade negotiations with the United States.
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Due to its long history in China, JFP Holdings acts as a lightning rod for new ideas and technologies from China and around the world. Jack discusses why he established JFP Holdings in 2009 when ASIMCO Technologies was sold. He also highlights three major projects that the firm is currently working on---an auto aftermarket project; the importing of electric trucks and vans into the United States; and the financing of a new company that uses methanol to power hydrogen fuel cell trucks.
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In this introductory podcast, Jack talks about his book, Managing the Dragon,” describes ASIMCO Technologies, the Beijing based auto components company that he founded in 1994; and discusses why he decided to leave Wall Street for the Great Wall in the early 1990’s.
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The June 29 Trade War truce lasted just over one month. While many factors are at work, Beijing's reluctance to put agreed upon changes into law appears to be a key sticking point. While a legalistic approach may work in the U.S., it's ineffective and a non-starter in China. If the U.S. wants a deal that actually works, it's time to change its negotiating strategy or change its negotiating team.
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Based on 25 years of experience negotiating deals in China, Jack describes his "10 Rules For Success" in this podcast, referencing relevant aspects of the current trade negotiations between China and the United States.
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While the Chinese negotiators may have underestimated Trump’s resolve to fundamentally change the Sino-U.S. relationship and use tariffs as a means to that end, the U.S. negotiating team may now be underestimating the difficulty of writing intellectual property rights (IPR) protections into Chinese law, underestimating Chinese resistance to interference by foreign powers in the internal workings of its government in the process.
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For the first time in memory, auto sales declined in China last year. In this podcast, Jack and Doug Perkowski discuss the reasons why; the prognosis for the years ahead; and 2018 auto industry highlights, including China’s global leadership role in electric vehicles and heavy-duty trucks, as well as new opportunities in the country’s auto aftermarket.
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In this podcast, Jack provides his five China predictions for the Year of the Pig, including how the US-China Trade War gets resolved, and reviews the accuracy of his predictions for 2018 with Doug Perkowski.
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Referred to as Mr. China, Jack Perkowski is an expert on doing business in the country. After spending twenty years on Wall Street, Jack moved to Beijing in 1992 where he has been a pioneer in the development of China’s auto industry and in bringing private equity to the country. In this series of interviews and podcasts, Jack provides insights into ongoing developments in China and how they are impacting the global economy.