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Chris Devonshire-Ellis lives and works in Mumbai, India, but previously lived in China for 20 years.
He is a prolific writer, writing for the Asian business news blog, 2point6billion.com, as well as the China business news website, China-briefing, and the Indian business news website, India-briefing.com. Sort By: Date | Popularity
 Marvelous Things You Can Get in India You Can’t Get in ChinaThis is the third in a series of articles by Chris Devonshire-Ellis comparing things you can and can't get in India versus China. This article focuses on the more marvellous side of things, such as elephant traffic jams. The complete article can be read at 2point6billion.com China Joint Ventures: Understanding the IntangiblesThe intangible aspects of entering into and running a successful joint venture in China include the business areas where culture, common sense, law and an understanding of finance all cross over and weave together. They are not often included in a checklist of things to do when evaluating a joint venture partner, or considering the management of one. Yet the intangibles are very much part of the sensibility of getting into a JV in the first place. Are China’s Cheap Traders Outstaying their Welcome in Russia?The massive Cherkizovsky market in Moscow, home to some 60,000 mainland Chinese traders and with an estimated turnover of nearly a billion dollars a year has been forcibly closed by Russian authorities on the grounds of “improper hygiene and environmental standards.” The market has thrived since 1991, when the collapse of the Soviet Union coincided with China’s manufacturing surplus of cheap goods and while Russians were relatively cash-strapped and lacking light industrial and consumer goods. Air China Deal a Learning Step for Mainland AviationThe deal of the week has been Air China buying an additional 12.5 percent stake in Cathay Pacific held by CITIC Pacific and bringing its total stake in the Hong Kong-based airline to 29.9 percent. Cathay Pacific is the city’s leading airline and also owns a majority stake in Dragonair. Failed Indian Monsoon Risks Raising World Food PricesIndia has enough grain stocks to ride out a poor harvest, but the failure of the monsoon adds to global uncertainty about food and grain stocks, the head of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) told Reuters yesterday. Chris Devonshire-Ellis: Contrasting India and China’s National Day CelebrationsWhile China turns to partial lock down in the lead up to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, India last Saturday celebrated her 62nd year of independence. The two anniversary celebrations cannot be more different. China Remembered: The Jianguo Hotel Gets a Fax MachineChina at the end of the 1980s was a very different place than it is now. The platform of contemporary China in terms of infrastructure was already being put in place and China’s rise was perfectly timed in terms of its taking place during the communications revolution – email and internet had not yet been put into place anywhere globally just twenty years ago. Chris Devonshire-Ellis on Keeping Your Chinese Partners HonestChris Devonshire-Ellis discusses how to best ensure honesty from your business partners when doing business in China. Chris Devonshire-Ellis: India’s Opportunities Lie Behind China’s ShadowShankar Acharya’s article in the Financial Times is an interesting piece and showcases once again the differences between China and India. Acharya, himself a former chief economist and advisor to the government of India, should know, and his recent book “India and Global Crisis” is a well-respected treatise on how the global downturn is affecting India. Chris Devonshire-Ellis Compares Overseas Chinese and IndiansChris Devonshire-Ellis discusses the differing opinions held by Chinese and Indians regarding foreign educations.
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