DiligenceChina

Buying up local competitors in China is becoming an increasingly viable way for mid-sized MNCs to expand – but a poor plan for market entry.
I’ve been hearing more and more success stories about international managers using acquisition as a growth strategy. Raiding small and medium sized local competitors can provide a source of two […]

China is a socialist country. Actually, it is Communist, which is a specific type of socialism. You are allowed to say this in China. It doesn’t bother Chinese people. They all know. Westerners in China, on the other hand, go crazy if you mention socialism or communism. They seem […]

Success in China will come from its future, not its history.
China’s ongoing economic development has given rise to a number of healthy and constructive debates, but common views about business cultural values are starting to go off the mark.
Too much ink has been devoted to comparisons of “traditional Chinese methods” vs. “Western methods” of doing […]

Recovered this Lexicon of China-Business Entry Terms, originally published before the Great Crash of March 2006, just in time for April 1. A few entries added just to keep it fresh.
China Business Definitions:
Greater China — Mainland China, HK and Taiwan. I’ve heard it applied to Singapore – but only by Singaporeans and Brits […]

DiligenceChina suggests that you profit from someone else’s misery
Stop whatever you are doing and read this article from Prospect Magazine about Mark Kitto and ‘That’s Shanghai’ magazine. The story is legend in Shanghai, and is required reading for anyone even thinking of setting up an operation here. The Kitto story played a […]