The population of the U.S. is 300 million.
China’s population is 1.3 billion.
Stop for a moment and consider the respective jobs and responsibilities of U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao. The principles of governance may be similar, but the numbers are staggering.
Read the rest of the of “China Lesson Two: Communists Get Things Done, Too” or post a comment >>
What are the risks attached to investing from abroad into China? What are the best ways to minimize these risks?
Risks are high in doing business in China because anything can happen, including political revolution, financial crisis, labour uproar, etc. However, the general return is high too …
Read the rest of “Investing China: Risks, opportunities, incentives” or post a comment >>
Intellectual property (IP) forms an important part of the franchise relationship. Acknowledgement of this by both the francisor and the franchisee is a key issue for franchisors that wish to enter the newly opened Chinese market as well as the long established Hong Kong market. Most people are aware of the fact that China and Hong Kong are separate legal entities, but …
Like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, American companies often feel “the need for speed.” In a business world where Internet time has become the norm, the watchword is: get the deal done.
The race to close new ventures over seas doesn’t always leave room for effective due diligence. After all, the theory goes, we do these kinds of deals every day. But U.S. businesses…
Read the rest of “Due Diligence in China: Revealing the Dark Side of the Moon” or post a comment >>
My mandate at PPI was to develop a self-empowered Chinese management team and staff to run the day-to-day operations while the owner of the company was in Hollywood directing and producing two feature-length movies.
Read the rest of “China Lesson One: Open Your Mind, Change Your Paradigm” or post a comment >>
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |
