Ian Lahiffe is an international agri-food expert based in China. He writes about the economic climate in the country, including potential business opportunities, for The Currency.
Stuck between Trump’s lack of interest and China’s rising power, the relationship between Tokyo and Seoul is a fragile alliance in need of a steady hand.
From bus fulls of Russian tourists to fast-track medical development and displays of military might, the tropical island hosting Avolon’s parent company has become a microcosm of China’s rise to international power.
The ongoing price crisis in the beef sector has highlighted the need for alternative export markets. Beijing-based Ian Lahiffe warns against the expectation that growing Chinese imports alone will save the day.
Irish food exporters have entered China as commodity suppliers. They could achieve a lot more by engaging with the growing cohort of sophisticated Chinese consumers, writes Beijing-based Ian Lahiffe.
In his first report from China, ag-tech executive Ian Lahiffe writes that many find a comfort to the sacrifices being made in civil liberties for the ‘greater good’ and the era of surveillance had only made that proposition stronger.
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