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One Belt One Road and You
Andy Ng www.asiatrainers.com

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One Belt One Road andOne Belt One Road and
YouYou
1.1. Myths and Truths of Belt RoadMyths and Truths of Belt Road
InitiativeInitiative
2.2. How Singapore’s AdvantageHow Singapore’s Advantage
will become Disadvantage andwill become Disadvantage and
What We Can DoWhat We Can Do
3.3. ASEAN + 9 and RCEPASEAN + 9 and RCEP
4.4. Dos and Don’ts of DoingDos and Don’ts of Doing
Business in ChinaBusiness in China

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The Tao of BusinessThe Tao of Business
Achieve Maximum withAchieve Maximum with
Minimum Effort: EffortlessMinimum Effort: Effortless
Go with the natural flow of things with onenessGo with the natural flow of things with oneness
Natural Flow isNatural Flow is
Where the Wind BlowsWhere the Wind Blows

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5 Myths of One Belt One Road5 Myths of One Belt One Road
1.1. China thingChina thing
2.2. Government thingGovernment thing
3.3. All info in ChineseAll info in Chinese
4.4. Fad, won’t lastFad, won’t last
5.5. China use OBORChina use OBOR
to dominate theto dominate the
worldworld
 Over 64 countriesOver 64 countries
 Government andGovernment and
private sectorprivate sector
 http://eng.yidaiyilu.ghttp://eng.yidaiyilu.g
 Initiative startedInitiative started
in Oct 2013, stillin Oct 2013, still
going strong nowgoing strong now
 China use OBORChina use OBOR
to solve its ownto solve its own
and world’sand world’s
problemsproblems

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Basics of One Belt One RoadBasics of One Belt One Road
1.1. 一带一路一带一路 Yidai Yilu: China’s President Xi Jinping firstYidai Yilu: China’s President Xi Jinping first
mentioned this in Oct 2013 in Indonesiamentioned this in Oct 2013 in Indonesia
• ‘‘Belt’: 2,000 yr-old Silk Route bet. China and Central AsiaBelt’: 2,000 yr-old Silk Route bet. China and Central Asia
• ‘‘Road’: 21Road’: 21stst
Century Maritime Silk Rd southwards fromCentury Maritime Silk Rd southwards from
China to South-east Asia, South Asia, Arabia and AfricaChina to South-east Asia, South Asia, Arabia and Africa
• Silk is not the only productSilk is not the only product
2.2. Big and conceptually complex initiative that attracts muchBig and conceptually complex initiative that attracts much
resistance and doubts even until todayresistance and doubts even until today
3.3. Goal is to link Asia with Africa and Europe via 3 modes ofGoal is to link Asia with Africa and Europe via 3 modes of
transport: air, rail and highwaytransport: air, rail and highway
4.4. Basic infrastructure include gas pipelines, power cableBasic infrastructure include gas pipelines, power cable
and Asia internet cablesand Asia internet cables
5.5. Financing comes from Asia Infrastructure DevelopmentFinancing comes from Asia Infrastructure Development
Bank (AIIB), a Beijing-HQ bank with US$100 B capital fromBank (AIIB), a Beijing-HQ bank with US$100 B capital from
52 member countries. Potential investment: US$8 trillion52 member countries. Potential investment: US$8 trillion

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OBOR was created as an urgentOBOR was created as an urgent
solution after 2008 Financial Crisissolution after 2008 Financial Crisis
China’s over reliance on Western world as
markets for its products
• In good times, excess US$ Balance of
Payments used to buy US$ Bonds
• In bad times, China’s factories collapse
when exports drop, leading to social
problems
Non-sustainable growth for China
Move from Export driven to Import driven, from
Attracting Investment to Investing in Other countries

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OBOR to Solve World’s ProblemsOBOR to Solve World’s Problems

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World’s 2 ProblemsWorld’s 2 Problems
1. Poor Wealth Distribution
in the West
2. Poor Rest of the World

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90% of World’s Wealth in Coastal Cities90% of World’s Wealth in Coastal Cities

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How Singapore’s AdvantageHow Singapore’s Advantage
Will Become DisadvantageWill Become Disadvantage
1. World transport moving from reliance on sea
transport to leveraging on rail transport
2. Thai Kra Canal to open in 4 years time, saving
ships 2 weeks travel time and by-pass SG
3. Malacca’s port from 2020 will take away
business (and Johore Iskanda & Malaysia east
cost railway)
4. Indonesia taking back air space in x years time
5. Lone US’s military ally in SE Asia

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China-Singapore
High Speed Rail by 2025

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CAEXPO (China Asean Expo)CAEXPO (China Asean Expo)
At Nanning, Guangxi, yearly (since 2004)At Nanning, Guangxi, yearly (since 2004)

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ASEAN + 9 RCEPASEAN + 9 RCEP

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Chinese Culture:Chinese Culture:
the Key to Doing Business in Chinathe Key to Doing Business in China
What is Chinese
culture?
Are Chinese of Han
ethnic origin?
Wu Chang, Indirect,
Group and Wu Wei

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How Singapore Can TurnHow Singapore Can Turn
Disadvantage into StrengthsDisadvantage into Strengths
Only Chinese state in the world that is
independent of China
Long irreplaceable history of closeness
built by LKY and Deng Xiao Ping
Be an Active Partner in the OBOR and live
the legacies created by our 2 great leaders
Be familiar with Chinese culture!

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One Bond One Richness
Andy Ng www.asiatrainers.com

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Your Trainer CoachYour Trainer Coach Andy NgAndy Ng
• CA with MBA from UKCA with MBA from UK
• 29 years in training,29 years in training,
consultancy and coachingconsultancy and coaching
• Former Director at AlliedFormer Director at Allied
Telesis International (Asia)…Telesis International (Asia)…
• Trains on 3 topics: Sales,Trains on 3 topics: Sales,
Executive & ManagementExecutive & Management
• A very ‘Chu’ manA very ‘Chu’ man
• Happy man, son, husbandHappy man, son, husband
and father of 3 happy childrenand father of 3 happy children
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