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Drinks with the Party guys. This means something COMPLETELY different in China than it does in the US. Exchanging toasts with Party officials in China is very exciting and exotic – once. Maybe. But if you need any kind of approval or cooperation with local officials – and that covers a […]

Ross Curtin, International Business Director for the Changzhou-based California Technology Park (CTP) typifies the new breed of ex-pat managers who are paid to bridge the gap between Chinese and Western decision makers. Ross has heavy marketing responsibilities – but is also charged with dealing with local decision makers and bureaucrats. […]

Silver Collar. The phrase is new to me, but that’s not to say that other, hipper people haven’t been slinging it around for months or years. It refers to those who slot in between blue collar and white collar categories. I’ve heard it twice in the last week, and if you […]

I spent the weekend in Changzhou, about 2 hours from downtown Shanghai. If you are looking at locating a facility in China, this place definitely needs to be on your radar screen.
Changzhou is one of the Chinese municipal areas that is actively pursuing foreign investment, and the government is working with private […]

China may not be fully developed yet, but it is clearly passed its ‘green-field’ pioneering days. If China is not part of your international growth strategy yet, you may find that the world is rapidly moving on without you.
That doesn’t mean you should rush in and commit all manner of market […]