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The Chinese are Coming - A Quick Thought Experiment

Geoff Riley

15th November 2016

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There are 103 Chinese businesses in the world’s top 500 (compared to 134 American and 22 British). As a quick thought experiment I give students two minutes to write down as many Chinese businesses as they can and then we share answers - very quickly one can build up a listing of really interesting companies for students to follow as they track the rapid growth and development of the Chinese economy. Here is what they came up with today:

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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