China and the US have been in the news again, and this time it’s about intellectual property rights. The US is accusing China of not taking intellectual property laws seriously. China has responded by giving the US the proverbial middle finger. Here’s my take.
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Once again, I’m in a factory working through production issues that would be impossible to solve over the phone, with email, or even with photographs. What’s the issue this time? Among other things, my primary task this trip is to define the factory’s actual capabilities compared with the
Although Stanley Chow from Hong Kong hasn’t come from far, China is still an eye-opener for him. Two years ago he got invited to China by CCG (Communication Central Group) to help amalgamate five smaller companies. He discovers a thousand and one differences between people, cultures, skillsets, experiences, work atmosphere, and lifestyles. His assignment? To establish a harmonious collaboration. How he manages to do that?
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Just remember, when this becomes the newest and best addition to the Olympics, you heard it here first: it looks like the Beijing 2008 Olympics are going to introduce tickling as an Olympic sport. I think we can expect the average age of Olympians to drop a little, for as we all know, the younger folk are the champions of tickling.
Expatriates are a big part of the business life in China. They have brought a good amount of technology, management and practical knowledge to bear on the challenges that face China’s industrial base. In many ways you could say that they brought a new manufacturing platform to China and the economy has been at least partly built around it.
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