We read China for decision-makers. Asia Waypoint is a China-focused advisory and research agency in Beijing. Its founder and managing director is Henrik Bork, formerly China correspondent for Süddeutsche Zeitung. The agency publishes briefings on subjects such as cybersecurity, robotics and automation, and e-mobility, and advises the China leadership of multinational and mid-sized companies on their strategy and communications in China.
Researched on the ground, with journalistic thoroughness. For readers who need to stay fully and currently informed about China.
Monthly since August 2021
China Cyber Update
Cybersecurity in China. Reports the newest laws on data and AI and analyzes them in their political context. Enforcement radar. Selected early signals for effective compliance.
For CIOs, CISOs, chief risk officers, general counsel and boards.
A technological and economic trend barometer for robotics and automation in China. Data-driven, sober, researched on the ground. Risks and opportunities for European OEMs and suppliers.
For machine builders, automation suppliers and industrial companies with business in China.
Reports innovations in drivetrains, battery technology, power electronics and thermal management. Competitors and potential partners. Rules that matter for the next certification. Political context.
For automotive suppliers, power electronics and battery firms.
China is changing and your communications have to change with it. A professional positioning as the technology leader in your segment, backed by honest proof points. Our team does this every day, in several languages, for leading technology companies.
Good advice, like good journalism, rests on research
Three decades in China, first as a foreign correspondent, for the past fifteen years as a trusted advisor to CEOs and boards. Henrik Bork trained at the Henri-Nannen-Schule, Germany’s best journalism school. He ran the Süddeutsche Zeitung bureaus in Beijing and Tokyo. A wide network across business, politics and media in Asia makes research and tailored advice possible at a high level.
Behind him stands a team of highly qualified German and Chinese specialists. Some graduated from the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, one of the country’s leading institutions, before writing analyses of Chinese laws and regulations. Others are specialists in Chinese social media, AI-driven online marketing and risk communications, programmers and editors.
