由傑克・ Perkowski

即然我們計數下來對2008個奧林匹克運動會，首次和沒有，那麼最近訪客向中國是無疑義想知道什麼他們將看見，當他們在北京登陸明年8月時。 在迅猛增長對比賽，我們將利用每機會描述在中國發生和繪畫的變動怎樣國家在另一年將看。

以在財富的中國的持續的經濟繁榮和增量它為成千上萬的中國人，迅速地改變和從訪客期望的猛擊得到增加的推動明年是服務的一個區段意味。 中國做了它的標記，至於製造業大力士，但某些成長最大的範圍和最佳的投資機會前進可能在提供被升級的和更大的服務給中國顧客越來越富有類。

某一消費者和經營業務例如食品供應、住所、空中運輸、後勤學、發行、醫療保健和秀麗是基本的到所有經濟。 當這些服務幾年時存在了於中國以某種形式，提供服務的質量顯著被升級。 作為空中運輸。 在90年代，機場是50年代葡萄酒，并且找到在一架老圖波列夫飛機上是異常的在許多國內航班。 今天，幾乎每個主要城市在中國有一個現代機場建造在最近五年之內，并且中國在世界上吹噓其中一個最現代的航空器艦隊。 In a post-9/11 environment, travel around China is in many ways much easier than in the United States.

In addition to the general upgrading of basic services that is taking place, enterprising companies are now segmenting the market to appeal to different classes of consumers. Haircuts, both women’s and men’s, is a good example. Ten years ago, you could get a haircut for a few yuan at hundreds of shops or streetside barbers in any decent sized city, or you could pay 1,000 yuan in a Western-oriented beauty shop, most likely in one of the city’s five-star hotels. There was nothing in between. Today, a wide range of prices to fit any consumer’s pocketbook can be found in beauty shops scattered across the same cities.

Finally, services previously unheard of in China are now being offered. One simple example is getting a shoeshine. In a country where it has been easier to get a foot massage at 10 at night than a shoeshine at 10 in the morning, I was pleasantly surprised to see a shoeshine stand near my gate at Beijing’s Capitol Airport on a recent trip within China. Since then, I have noticed similar stands popping up where none existed before. Beginning my career in the States where “dressing for success” included a pair of clean and well-polished shoes, it took some adjustment to get used to seeing shoes that were anything but that when I first moved to China. This was understandable when dirt roads and walkways were common and everyone came to work on a bicycle, but China has come a long way since then. Anxious to do my part to ensure the success of the new shoe shine stand, I took the extra five minutes to have my shoes polished. The shine was as good as I’ve gotten anywhere, and the price was right at 10 yuan.

Jack Perkowski, Managing the Dragon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ASIMCO Technologies