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The Future of Work has arrived: is your job future proof?

The foundation of modern employment, study hard, secure a job, build a stable life, is eroding fast. Technological progress, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, is breaking down the old economic model that tied individual effort to secure long term work. From logistics to legal services, tasks considered immune to disruption are now being [...]

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China’s Opportunities: Western partners and allies

The evolving rift between Washington and Beijing is reshaping international trade and diplomacy. As the United States promotes a strategy of "de-risking" from China, aimed at reducing economic exposure without complete disengagement, Beijing is reinforcing its position as a necessary global partner. China continues to be as open for business as ever, offering investment opportunities

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Made in China: Is ‘China Plus One’ Working?

As multinationals adapt to the shifting challenges of global manufacturing, the ‘China plus one’ strategy was devised to facilitate such change. This approach promoted the diversification of supply chains away from China to neighbouring states to mitigate risks amid geopolitical upheaval. Unfavourable political exchanges aside, foreign business operating in China were also facing rising labour

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The Ministry of State Security – China’s secret weapon?

You don’t have to look far to find evidence of the Ministry of State Security (MSS), China’s core intelligence agency, at work. The legal, manufacturing and intelligence sectors have MSS fingerprints all over them. The MSS has sole responsibility for China’s foreign intelligence, counterintelligence and political security. As one of the most powerful and secretive

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