The Future of The China Price

 The recent wave of strikes and suicides at southern Chinese factories has raised fresh questions about the sustainability of "the China price" - the ultra-low cost of Chinese made products - and China's export-dependent economic model.

Former Financial Times Journalist Alexandra Harney, author of The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage, will map out the dramatic changes redrawing China's manufacturing and labour landscape and offer suggestions about how companies and investors can adjust to this new environment. .

The Future of The China Price Alexandra Harney Author BPU and China Committee   The recent wave of strikes and suicides at southern Chinese factories has raised fresh questions about the sustainability of "the China price" - the ultra-low cost of Chinese made products - and China's export-dependent economic model.   Former Financial Times journalist Alexandra Harney foretold this rise in labour unrest in her highly acclaimed book 'The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage".  Now a visiting scholar at the University of Hong Kong, Alexandra continues to speak to workers and factory managers to provide an up-to-date view of China's factory floor. She will map out the dramatic changes redrawing China's manufacturing and labour landscape and offer suggestions about how companies and investors can adjust to this new environment. .   The China Price, which drew on two years of undercover reporting, has been published in six languages and was named a best book of the year on globalisation by Library Journal. A regular commentator on the BBC and NPR and Japanese TV, Alexandra speaks both Mandarin and Japanese. She has written for the Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time, Forbes, Slate, the China Economic Quarterly and Foreign Policy, and advises investors on how to position themselves in Asia. Tuesday, 5th October 2010 8:00 - 9:15am Harcourt Suite, 1/F, The Hong Kong Club  To Book, please register onlie simply by click 'Register Now' button & follow steps. The participant email address MUST be for the participant only so we can fully register their booking (not the booker or any other contact) Booking Contact Name: Tel: Email: Participant 1 Name: Company Name: Participant 1 Email: Participant 2 Name: Company Name: Participant 2 Email: Participant 3 Name: Company Name: Participant 3 Email: Please reserve: ____ Place/s at $300 each (members) ____ Place/s at $380 each (non-members) Visa [  ] Mastercard [  ] Amex [  ] Cheque [  ] Receipt [  ] Invoice [  ] Card Number: Card Issuing Bank: Card holders Name: Expiry Date: Total: HK$ Signature: Reservations in advance are required. Please consider your booking confirmed unless notified otherwise. Business Attire is required by the Hong Kong Club. No jeans or sports shoes. Cancellations must be made in writing 24 hours prior to the event. No shows will be charged. For further information please email cynthia@britcham.com Please make cheques payable to: "The British Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong" & send it to Room 1201 Emperor Group Centre, 288 Hennessy Road, Hong Kong Copyright © The British Chamber Of Commerce in Hong Kong. All rights reserved. Disclaimer