The AZ China office will be open for business as usual tomorrow –Sunday, but we will be closed Monday and Tuesday. That’s because Wednesday April 4 is Qingming, or “Tomb Sweeping” Day. We will not publish our Weekly Market Reviews next week Monday.
Tomb Sweeping day is a chance for Chinese people to pay their respects to their ancestors. It is a very important holiday in a country that otherwise does not allow much religious freedom.
Advance notice, April 14th-15th, the Belt and Road forum for international cooperation will be held in Beijing (forum page: https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/). It is one of most important events in Beijing this year. China’s leaders will be keen to ensure the conference is highly successful. We also believe the government will order a new round of closures to any factory that could jeopardize Beijing’s blue skies for the days of the conference. It’s now a running joke, where blue skies in Beijing are only because factories are ordered to close. We have had Olympic Blue, APEC Blue, and now OBOR Blue.
If you are planning a visit to China, especially to the areas around Beijing, we strongly suggest you avoid the period between now and April 15.
If you need to reach us during the early part of next week, please leave message here. We will attempt to answer your massage ASAP. Paul will be on a business trip to Norway next week, but will answer emails when possible.
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