In this series, we compare six of China’s largest, publicly-listed insurance companies: China Life Insurance (中国人寿) China Pacific Insurance (CPIC)(中国太平洋人寿) China Taiping Insurance (中国太平保险) New China Life Insurance (新华保险) People’s Insurance Company of China (PICC)(中国人民保险) Ping An (中国平安) In Part 1, we introduced the history and development of China’s insurance industry and the six insurers […]
Vivo is one of China’s leading consumer electronics companies that primarily focuses on producing (relatively affordable) smart phones. As of Q1 2022, vivo is estimated to occupy approximately 17% of China’s smartphone market share and 8% of global smartphone market share (source: Counterpoint Research).
ByteDance is the parent company of short-video social networking platforms TikTok and Douyin (the mainland Chinese counterpart to TikTok). As of the end of 2020, ByteDance had 1.9 billion monthly active users across all of its platforms including TikTok, Douyin, and Toutiao, a Chinese news and information platform.
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) was formed in April 2018 as a result of the merger of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. The CBIRC’s mandate is to supervise the establishment and ongoing activities banking and insurance institutions in China, as well as to take enforcement actions […]
China is home to the world’s largest banking sector by total assets, while China’s “big four” banks are also the largest four banks globally (see the latest ranking by S&P Global Market Intelligence here). In our China Banking series, we take a closer look at the Chinese banking sector. This article is the first installment […]
In Part 1 of our Yum China series, we introduced the history and business portfolio of Yum! Brands’ China-based spin-off, Yum China, while in Part 2 we examined the company’s financial metrics and performance of individual restaurant segments. In this final installment of the series, we discuss management’s plans for and key considerations to keep […]
In this article, we introduce Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, more commonly known as just Geely (吉利), one of China’s largest private auto manufacturers which produces a range of affordable to premium cars under in-house as well as acquired Volvo and London EV Company (LEVC) marques. We also examine the financials for Geely Auto (吉利汽车)(HKEX: 0175), […]
Part 1 of our Ant Group series introduced the company’s primary lines of business with a brief explanation as to why those lines of business were developed, while Part 2 provided some perspective as to how large Ant’s size and scale really is. In Parts 3 to 6, we delve deeper into the backdrop for […]
In Part 4 of our Hengda (Evergrande) series, we wrap up our overview of the Evergrande Conglomerate’s publicly listed subsidiaries (which also includes Evergrande Property Services in Part 2 and Evergrande Auto and Healthcare Segment in Part 3) by examining HengTen Networks (Chinese: 恒腾网络集团) (HKEX: 0136), Hengda’s collaboration with Chinese internet giant Tencent. While such […]
CITIC Group, formerly known as China International Trust Investment Corporation (CITIC), is a predominantly state-owned commercial bank with core businesses in the areas of corporate banking, retail banking, and financial market services. CITIC Group had total assets of RMB7.5 trillion in 2020.
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) was formed in April 2018 as a result of the merger of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. The CBIRC’s mandate is to supervise the establishment and ongoing activities banking and insurance institutions in China, as well as to take enforcement actions […]
This article is the continuation of our Overview of China’s Auto Industry series. In Part 1, we examined the size and scale of China’s automobile industry in the global context and summarized key policy developments that shaped the sector’s evolution. In this article, we introduce a selection of the top 15 Chinese auto companies ranging […]
This article is the final installment of our Overview of China’s Auto Industry series. In Part 1, we examined the size and scale of China’s automobile industry in the global context and summarized key policy developments that shaped the sector’s evolution. In Part 2, we introduce a selection of the top 15 Chinese auto companies […]