Trend: rich move from Apple to Huawei - Rupert Hoogewerf

Rupert Hoogewerf

While Apple´s iPhone 6S got an enthusiastic reception in Shanghai, some observers see some of the glory of the US giant is fading. Rupert Hoogewerf of the China Rich List sees even some of the rich moving to the domestic competitor Huawei, he tells the International Business Times.

International Business Times:

And there are signs that even Apple, which has stayed above the fray, trading on its reputation for innovative software, is facing tougher challenges. 

"I do get the impression that the Apple effect has faded a little,” said Rupert Hoogewerf, CEO of Hurun Report, which specializes in trends among China’s wealthy consumers and last year named Apple for the first time as the country’s most valued luxury brand for gifting.  

“I’ve seen lots of leading Chinese entrepreneurs carrying Huaweis recently -- I’d say between 10 and 20 percent have them now,” he added.

More in the International Business Times.  

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Xi´s US visit: splits for CEO´s - Shaun Rein

Shaun Rein

Money goes before politics during president Xi Jinping´s week-long visit to the United States. And the many CEO´s of American top firms, who will meet the Chinese leader, face dilemma´s, says business analyst Shaun Rein in Market Place.

Market Place:

Apple is a good example. In 2009, the company made just 2 percent of its revenue from China. Today, a quarter of the company's global revenue — more than $46 billion — comes from its business in China. That’s why Apple's Tim Cook will be among a group of CEOs who will meet president Xi Jinping in Seattle. 

But there will be a lot of forced smiles around the table. "It puts a lot of American CEOs in a difficult position because they’re almost like supplicants," says Shaun Rein, author of The End of Cheap China. "They’re all flying to Seattle to meet with president Xi as if he’s an emperor, and it’s clear that he’s going to dictate to them what opportunities exist for them in China." 

Rein says the business environment for U.S. tech companies in China is the worst he’s seen in 20 years, and the Obama administration has done little to improve the situation. But that may change later this week, when the presidents of the world’s two largest economies meet face-to-face.

More in Market Place.

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Apple treats Chinese as second-class citizens - Shaun Rein

+Shaun Rein 

Chinese customers have to wait to get an official official release on Apple´s new iPhone, while China is Apple´s second largest market. "Apple can not longer treat Chinese as second-hand citizens," says business analyst Shaun Rein in Nikkei.

Nikkei:

"It really doesn't make sense that Apple continues to treat the Chinese consumer as a second-class citizen," said Shaun Rein, founder of Shanghai-based China Market Research Group and author of the forthcoming book, "The End of Copycat China," about Chinese innovation. "Because of better Google Android platforms, and rising cheaper domestic brands such as Xiaomi, Huawei or Lenovo, Apple can't afford to treat Chinese consumers, I think, with what looks like disdain and contempt." 

The other disadvantage is that iPhones cannot accommodate dual subscriber identity module (SIM) cards, which can be a major handicap in markets such as India and China, where consumers are sensitive to pricing on data plans. Migrant workers, particularly in China, appreciate having two SIM cards in their phones -- one for incoming calls that they keep, and one for outgoing calls, which they change depending on where their jobs take them.

More in Nikkei.

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IPhone6: boost for China´s export - Ben Cavender

+Benjamin Cavender 

While the jury is still out on how well the iPhone6 will do on the market, and especially among the spoiled Chinese consumers, China´s export will certainly get a boost, thanks to Apple´s latest gadget, tells retail analyst Ben Cavender in CCTV.

CCTV:

BAML expects iPhone6 sales will add about one percent per month to the mainland's export growth for the rest of 20-14 while Taiwan’s export growth could be bumped up by as much as two percent in August and September. 

Ben Cavender of China Market Research Group agrees. 

"We should see an extra percentage point of growth on top of export numbers through the rest of the year, simply because of the iPhone6 exports. China is, more than anything an assembler. So they’re assembling most probably 90-95% of the cost of the phone in terms of components of the phone they bring into the country. They’re then assembling, then exporting," China Market Research Group Principal Benjamin Cavender said.

More on CCTV.

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Xiaomi picks fight with Apple, Samsung - Ben Cavender

China´s smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its first tablet and business analyst Ben Cavender sees the company doing well in the 15-35 year bracket of consumers who never used a PC. Apple and Samsung should start to worry, he explains in Bloomberg TV.

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Apple, China Mobile deal "no game-changer" - Shaun Rein

+Shaun Rein 

Apple got after five years to negotiating its deal with China Mobile, the world´s largest mobile telecom provider. But according to business analyst Shaun Rein it is very unlikely many of the 759 million China Mobile subscribers will fall for Apple´s 4G phones. The top-end users have already signed up subscriptions with for example Samsung, and 80% of the users use 2G and won´t switch easy to 4G. 

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Apple's China Mobile deal might have some drawbacks - Shaun Rein

+Shaun Rein 

Apple got after two years of negotiations its deal with the world's largest telecom company China Mobile. But the 500 million customers of China Mobile might not all queue up for a 4G deal with Apple, tells business analyst Shaun Rein at Bloomberg. And recent reform plans might not spell well for China Mobile either.

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Apple: no longer cool in China - Shaun Rein

Shaun Rein

Apple's new iPhones are not getting the buzz the Apple products used to get in the past, tells business analyst Shaun Rein in Bloomberg. It might a against the bible of Steve Jobs, but it would help if they would listen to their users. And the fingerprint technology is not helping either.

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China Weekly Hangout

What is behind due diligence firms in China, we asked ourselves as one of the leading voices in the industry, Peter Humphrey was arrested last summer for illegal business practices. The +China Weekly Hangout will discuss due diligence of the due diligence firms on September 25. You can read our announcement here, or register for participation at our event page. Joining us from Taiwan is Miguel De Vinci (aka 李洛傑).

Should Facebook, Twitter and Google+ worry now Tencent, Baidu, Sina, Alibaba and Xiaomi have plans to expand globally, the +China Weekly Hangout asked on September 5. Not yet, said investor +William Yung, media-expert +Paul Fox and +Tech in Asia editor +Steven Millward. Well, maybe Whatsapp should. Moderation by +Fons Tuinstra of the China Speakers Bureau.

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What is cool in China (not Apple) - Shaun Rein

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Shanghai-based Retail analyst Shaun Rein takes Reuters on a cool brand tour in his city, as Apple keeps on losing its position. A few of the winners in this entertaining video: Starbucks and Adidas. 

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China Weekly Hangout 

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Are foreign firms having a hard time in China, the China Weekly Hangout asked on August 22. Western journalists focus on Western firms in China, that might be fair, but they ignore China's real challenges argue Janet Carmosky and +Richard Brubaker, moderated by +Fons Tuinstra of the China Speakers Bureau.

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