Japan out, Students in? Two China Issues, One Story.
Living and working in China is difficult and requires explicit knowledge of the situation to manage appropriately.
SRI Shorts: Reverse Singapore Washing
Reverse Singapore Washing: There are never any solutions, only trade-offs when working in China. Having sold 60% of its domestic China business to a Chinese partner, Starbucks likely doesn't have much of a choice to (not) locate new cafes in Xinjiang. Queue international angst.
Data vs. Culture: You Need Both to Really Understand
Data is great, but without cultural context it can cost you time and money in misunderstandings.
The Presentation of Who vs. the Presentation of What
Common Sense isn't common, and Doing Business can mean wildly different things to people from different cultures. A quick cultural check of your assumptions can be the difference between being successful or being frustrated.
The Compliance Trap and (language) Audit Issues
The impossible trap of being compliant with explicitly contradictory laws
I heard a great line from Miriam Wickertsheim 美丽洋: “Both sides are behaving professionally. They