Despite the bruising trade war with the US, China’s growth story is far from complete. In 2018, half of e-commerce transactions globally were made there, to the tune of nine trillion yuan. E-commerce's explosive growth in China, where it has grown ten-fold in the past decade, is underpinned by the country having the highest internet user base in the world - 800 million last year. We speak to Goh Toh Sim, CEO, EC World REIT, a Singapore real estate investment trust that maintains a portfolio of mostly logistics-related assets in China on riding the sunrise industry.

<p>Despite the bruising trade war with the US, China&rsquo;s growth story is far from complete. In 2018, half of e-commerce transactions globally were made there, to the tune of nine trillion yuan. E-commerce's explosive growth in China, where it has grown ten-fold in the past decade, is underpinned by the country having the highest internet user base in the world - 800 million last year. We speak to <strong>Goh Toh Sim, CEO, EC World REIT</strong>, a Singapore real estate investment trust that maintains a portfolio of mostly logistics-related assets in China on riding the sunrise industry.</p>

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