by David Chin | Oct 10, 2019
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. So four investment eyes must be spectacular in an age of China-US tensions. I am pleased to assemble a unique panel of speakers at a Sydney event on 15 November, organised in association with Deloitte, to discuss...
by David Chin | Oct 2, 2019
Imagine off-the-plan apartment adverts in the year 2025. “We offer pool, gym and driverless cars.” But this advert is for apartment complexes in China. The opportunity for property developers to take the initiative on driverless cars (DCs) is immense but has not been...
by David Chin | Sep 11, 2019
To paraphrase the champion boxer Mike Tyson, everyone thinks its clichéd until it hits you in the face. Yes, technology is a game changer, yes, we’ve heard it many times, but it will hit us in the face (in a good way), sooner than we think. All thanks to...
by David Chin | Sep 5, 2019
A property, transport and work-life revolution is coming. First in China, then in Cherrybrook (Sydney), then the world. Imagine: Hundreds of one seater driverless micro-cars ferrying commuters up to 4km to their local train station $1.50 commute fee, app-ordered on...
by David Chin | Aug 29, 2019
No jokes in my newsletter today. It’s getting serious. Chinese businesses, and Australian ‘compradors’* are getting worried about their ‘social license to operate’ (SLO) in Australia. A SLO is the public’s acceptance of the operating practices of a business. It’s...
by David Chin | Aug 22, 2019
The Australian government has done a tremendous job in playing off both sides of the emerging US-China cold war. In a move Sun Tzu would have approved of, Australia has nimbly adopted the “bird in hand is worth beating around the bush” strategy…. that I...