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.
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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