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The Cruel Hoax of an Improved Lifestyle

This is a copy of a chat by a couple of friends and myself about globalization, on a different blog site. As it pertains to both the rise of China and a common (mis)perception of China, I'm going to copy the whole thing here. Enjoy.The Cruel

Taksin’s Back!

Taksin’s finally back in BKK this AM. See here or here“So what do foreigners think of Taksin?” is the question I being asked by a number of Thai’s everyday this week. Well, I have to admit that if you’re not really interested in Thailand (or Man

Thailand vs. China

“Every thing in Thailand is slow except for the internet.” “Everything in China is fast except for internet.” Ironic, no? This comes from a conversation that I had with a friend of mine who also does business in both countries. I’m in Thailand for the week to help a

The Chinese working Environment, part 347.

The following are a collect of stories that I've either see, experienced directly or been told by the first had participants in the last three weeks. The point to the stories is this: if you’re not a huge MNC (and sometimes even if you are) doing business

Crisis Averted! We're safe-GUARANTEED!

Rejoice! Crisis averted. Once again the Nanny State has saved us all from ourselves and the evil capitalist pigs. Thank all that’s holy; we’re safe! I am relieved to report that the Chinese government confirms that there are no more substandard toys or food in China. None. The

China Fear Mongers

Like I said yesterday in my post about the stories promoting fear, I don’t like this kind of “reporting.” And today’s Guardian article, Made in China, Recalled in Britain, is a prime example why. Now remember, I get more business when the media back home bashes China like

The New Trend in China—Official Non-Enforcement.

It’s happening; the fangs of state sponsored nationalism are starting to come out. In small, but significant bites, the Chinese Government is showing how powerful indirect control can be. What am I talking about? People power—specifically private citizens policing the actions of other private citizens. In China, it’

Two apologies are better than one

With the double mea culpa by Mattel this week, there were two very interesting comments made regarding the reality in China. A great report on the two speeches can be found here.First, a word about the involvement and reach of the Chinese government in the activities of individual factories

This isn’t your father’s Monolithic Authoritarian China.

The popular image in the West is often “the Chinese government” as a single, wealthy, corrupt and motivating force driving 1.5 billion people to world domination. This monolithic image continues to wrongly be the scapegoat for many of the world problems—from environmental pollution to mercantilist energy purchases to

Reputation Crisis part II

The NYT reported that China is increasing enforcement on exports in response to the recent round of tainted products and rejections of China manufactured goods. This is good