US China trade volume shows no signs of slacking despite problems between the countries politicians. Might I add all Western trade doing quite well. Why is that? Then, how can we business people do better here? The politicians complain but people keep buying both ways. Why? Simple economics. When China was poor, they made little […]
Continue Reading →For those who lack entertainment, the Chinese balloon and UFO’s that followed have been quite a bit of fun/drama. Did you happen to notice that the US planned to ignore the balloon as Trump and Biden had ignored the previous balloons? Why did this become news? A reporter in Montana visually spotted this balloon and […]
Continue Reading →China is an amazing world. When you think of China, you are in another world. Why do I think you should get China right? Well, I live in Wuxi. Chinese people call it a small city. Yet it has over 5 million people. I heard another stat and smiled. 206,000 packages are sent or received […]
Continue Reading →Some of us have been sick of focus on politics as opposed to focus on economics. Seems China is back to its old path of focusing on economics. Here is to 2023 Year of Economics! China is a conservative country and has gotten rich consistently since 1991 when I arrived with a clear focus on […]
Continue Reading →Do you sense light beyond Covid is coming? Many people interested in China are waiting for the spike in infections during holidays travels here. If the rest of China can get infected this month, then the way is clear for China to reconnect further with the business world. We sense light around the corner. Remote […]
Continue Reading →When I arrived in China as a pure American, one of the things that struck me the most was that in China, yes means no and no means yes. China is an opaque culture in that way. A Wushu teacher taught me that Westerners are specific (具体）and the Chinese are blurry (模糊). As such, he […]
Continue Reading →If you do not think good hiring is so hard work, then probably you do not need to read this, but then maybe you do. It has taken a lot of work to get to where we are to get the right hammer and nails every time in recruiting. The worst candidates are often the […]
Continue Reading →The Chinese government has done much in recent years to harm trust with Western businesses. Wolf Warrior Diplomacy, Hong Kong crackdown, Taiwan air intrusion, regression on reform and opening, no limits friendship with a weak Russia, and unfair policy to Western Businesses in China are among the issues that make Westerners unhappy with China. However, […]
Continue Reading →Lao Tzu founded Taoism and now we see Lao Tzu knew some leadership. Take a look at this quote from Lao Tzu, A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves. Now, taken to extremes, this statement would apply […]
Continue Reading →When I came to China in 1991, it seemed the only innovation I saw from this Confucian culture was in innovative ways to cheat on certifications and also cheat customers. Then, as the 90’s moved along, I saw another innovation chance for China. Chinese culture was so far removed from Western culture that they naturally […]
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