Partner
Thilo Hanemann is a Partner at Rhodium Group and leads the firm’s work on global trade and investment.
ChinaThilo Hanemann is a Partner at Rhodium Group and leads the development of data solutions on China’s domestic economy and its global economic reach.
Thilo leads Rhodium Group’s China Data Services team, which builds large datasets that increase transparency on China’s domestic and external economy. The team has built several public datasets—including MPER China and the China Cross-Border Monitor—and supports the firm’s public and private sector clients in building proprietary data solutions for risk management, strategic planning, and policy analysis.
Thilo is also a Senior Policy Fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies and a Nonresident Fellow at the 21st Century China Center at the University of California San Diego.
External research
Newly announced global investment by Chinese companies dropped slightly in 2024 as new investments in battery manufacturing slowed sharply, but completed investment trended up as Chinese firms moved ahead with capital intensive greenfield projects.
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New global investments by Chinese companies fell in Q4 2024: Despite robust investment in energy and minerals, a continued slowdown in the automotive sector caused an overall decline.
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Chinese companies are expanding again in Northern Europe and Southeast Asia through greenfield FDI, which may complicate US efforts to get Chinese entities out of supply chains and curb their access to advanced technologies.
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After a weak start to the year, the third quarter of 2024 confirms that the post-COVID rebound remains strong.
