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The "New" China Threat

Here is the challenge, presented by Huawei to the world: If you think we're a company of (potential) spies and a security threat, then publicly prove it! Here is a not so polite, and rather hostile answer. But an answer that I factually don't disagree with.

The CCP & US Policy on Chinese Immigration and Espionage, Part III--Epilogue.

This is an epilogue written in the months since the original article. Part I with the original article is here, Part II with the editor's comments is here.Increasingly, Chinese outside of China are expressing feelings of “uncomfortableness” about their perceived foreignness. The trade war is said to

The CCP & US Policy on Chinese Immigration and Espionage, Part II--Editor's Discussion

UPDATE 10.12.18: From the article, Google's China Problem is America's China Problem: Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at Hoover, told me: “If you understand how China operates, it would be shocking to the point of disbelief if they were not in an organized fashion

Update on Part 1 of CCP, US Immigration, Espionage, etc.

Since I posted on Wednesday the world has published a ton of articles all agreeing with my position. OK, they aren't responding to me, we just all happen to be writing about the same topic. But it’s nice to know that the opinion that I developed in

The CCP and US Policy on Chinese Immigrants and Espionage. Part I

The following is an article that I was asked to submit to a journal, and the following posts will detail the subsequent review process that ultimately led to my withdrawal of the submission. I feel that the article was thoughtful but certainly needed some help and direction. You’ll see

Adaptation vs Innovation? Maybe it’s the wrong question.

One of the critiques of China is that it doesn't have a creative, innovative domestic business environment. But two recent articles made me question whether that is really necessary, or even advisable, for China or other countries trying to play catch up to the US. (I don’t

National Security and Chinese Businesses

National security fears.With two large Chinese projects being halted or terminate in the US this last month (ANT and Huawei), the specter of Chinese state sponsored corporate espionage was center stage. US and Chinese analysts are all pointing to a “trust gap” in the US with Chinese investors. Specifically,

Xi vs the Pope

President Xi and the Pope both arrived in the US this week. Landing on opposite sides of the country, their arrivals couldn’t have been more different. The Pope, great by President Obama with a bow and hand-kiss at the airport, was welcomed with all the pomp and circumstance

Is China a Threat? Part 20457948571-048571

Last month I was given a copy of an email from the local head of a national political party in the US with an all too common sentiment—China is a threat! We need to limit our international exposure via govt fiat ASAP. I won’t share the source or

The more things change...

...the more they stay the same.Shocker: Official and unofficial numbers for China 2012 economy are not the same!!! And, hold your breath…..the official numbers not only aren't accurate they've erred on the side of making last year's downturn less dramatic and the

“Don’t ever be famous person in China”

23/02/2011 UPDATE:Full text of article that I wrote about Alibaba-Gate for Global Sources can be read here. Excerpts from my article and others' articles about the issue are here.And another piece by my friend and partner at CSIC, Mike Bellamy can be seen here

Then and Now, a China Watcher’s Tale, John Pomfret.

These are my notes from a speech by John Pomfret today. I got just a moment afterwards to talk...so many more questions that I wanted to ask. It was a nice talk but I wanted more on his book and more on his personal experiences in China. I tried

Always Check Yourself

This is the second posting from SRI's current Intern, Eric Luker, from BYU's Kennedy Center for International Studies.Quality, quality, quality. Quality equals money, which is most likely why it is the hardest thing to get. Over the last few weeks I have learned that you

Red Shirts and Business as Usual

Red Shirts and Business as Usual

The protests in BKK have put the Thai government and the Thai people in an awkward position. The protests are no longer about if the government will change. Rather they are about when will the govt step down, how will it come about, and what will Thailand do afterward.The

Books to read if you’re coming to China

Books to read if you’re coming to China

I apologize for not posting for a while. I was completing a year-long goal of losing 50lbs and running a triathlon, the Laguna Phuket Triathlon, this last week. I have never been so proud of 618th place in my life!I've also been incredible busy--I'

Some Quick Numbers in China

Following on the last post, here are some more interesting numbers coming out of China.Unless Madoff-style or Enron-style accounting is taught in school, I believe that “Accounting in China” should probably be taught as at least as an anthropology class in International MBA schools: this is just

Remind me again, when exactly does the Asian Century start?

I’m firmly ensconced on the fence when it comes to China and it’s future—I love my family and my friends here but can’t imaging a more amoral environment to work in. I am so grateful to be here and to still have business in the current

Notes from around China

Had a couple of really interesting discussions about working with Chinese factories today. One was with a Purchasing Manager from the States that buys for his company in China. He says that almost as difficult as dealing with all the unknowns and changes in China is convincing Americans that have

04/06/2009

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Chinese Sausages

May 30 Update:"China is a fat, unhealthy kid. Its ignorant friends in the west encourage it to keep eating the same stuff in order to "maintain growth". Sadly, this encouragement might mean that China will stick to its non-viable development model and never grow up.

Chinese Branding and Perception

This is a collection of random thoughts about the Perception of China through Chinese Brands from both inside and outside of China.First, China as a final destination. This is about business opportunities, or maybe it isn't. If you had less than 30% of your foreign exchange students

More of the same, congratulations.

More of the same, congratulations.

1. Government stimulus monies are going to SOE's and not the private sector. And FDI is down too. Way down. Which means even less for the private sector.2. "Counterfeiting is illegal" is just not understood here--you've been warned (again). Best line: "

Financial news, some commentary and context and a crazy theory, just for fun

First some news with context.1. Power consumption is down. This is really a bit troubling. As the weather heats up there is not additional monies being spent on AC, and, as the govt claims, factories are starting to buy more raw materials but there is less, not more, power-

One Week Working in Vietnam

One Week Working in Vietnam

The one thing that was not expecting when I to Hochiminh City to work with factories this last week was the size of the Chinese population. I was told that Vietnam has a population of over 1 million overseas Chinese and millions more that are half or less Chinese but

The Chinese, by Jasper Becker--BOOK REVIEW

This is a fantastic book. Honestly, I only have two minor issues with Jasper’s Becker’s book, The Chinese. First, it’s ten years old and I really want an update. If you think that ten years couldn’t be nearly long enough to date a book on populations