Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade (Harvard University Press), the new book by Assistant Professor of International History at LSE Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson, may focus on the US experience of trading with China, but there is much for the UK to learn too. How did the US, EU and Britain – along with many other countries – help make China the world’s foremost trading power? …
Anne Stevenson-Yang is originally from Washington DC. She moved to Beijing in 1993 to work for the US-China Business Council. In the next quarter century, she became one of the best-known foreigners in China, starting businesses in publishing, software and online media. Now back in the US, she runs J Capital Research USA and found time to publish not one, but two books – Wild Ride: A Short History of …
Since the late 1970s, China has undergone perhaps the most sweeping process of urbanisation ever witnessed. It’s a story largely understood as one of growth, rapid development and economic dynamism. But it could also be seen as a tale of sprawl, bad planning and alienation. Now all the talk is of ‘quality’ in urban planning and city studies. Richard Hu, a professor at the Canberra Business School, looks at the …
Every month at FOCUS, we look at a different new book on China and talk to the author. From history to economics, business case studies to geo-politics – the successful business person in China needs to grasp all these elements. So this year, we’ve examined books ranging in topic from Xiconomics to local entrepreneurship, Big Tech to China’s changing cities – and even some Christmas food ideas from Fuchsia Dunlop. …
If you’re remotely interested in China, especially Chinese cuisine, it’s been hard to avoid Fuchsia Dunlop’s new book, Invitation to a Banquet (Penguin) recently. It’s also hard to imagine that many CBBC members haven’t got at least one of Fuchsia’s cookbooks on their kitchen shelf. But Invitation to a Banquet is a little different. Rather than recipes, it’s the epic tale of the world’s most sophisticated gastronomic culture, told through …
Kassia St Clair’s The Race to the Future (John Murray, 2023) might just be the perfect read for the China history buff and/or “Petrol Head” in your life, telling the incredible story of the 1907 Peking to Paris car race In 1907, some very, very optimistic Europeans — including an Italian Prince, a French racing driver, and a conman or two – gathered in the French Embassy in Beijing to …
China’s global power is growing, that is undeniable. The question is, what are the limits of that power, and how should other countries respond to that rise? Paul French talks to Advantage China author Jeremy Garlick to find out. Associate Professor at Prague University of Economics and Business Jeremy Garlick examines China’s global policies, notably towards the global South, and its emerging financial and influential footprint worldwide in his new …
Paul French speaks to the author of a new book that looks at how expat managers and executives experienced the hurdles of life and work in China, crafted their personal leadership methods and ultimately managed to perform well Hungarian-born Gábor Holch has spent the last two decades in Shanghai working as an intercultural leadership consultant to a wide range of multinational and Chinese clients. He’s a Mandarin-language Certified Management Consultant …
A new book brings together senior executives from Chrysler, 3M, Education First and law firm Hogan Lovells to discuss how global companies can adapt to doing business in China without compromising their values or sacrificing their interests Ker Gibbs was president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai for many years, focusing on US-China relations and business issues facing American companies operating in Asia. Before that, he worked for …
Paul French selects ten recent translations of Chinese fiction into English to take to the beach this summer to ponder China more deeply as you work on your tan rather than your business plan… Contemporary Chinese literature is a window into China’s soul. Whether you want to profile your customers, work out who should be your target audience or just understand your friends, neighbours and partners better, reading fiction can …