I hear now and then about China’s “brand,” and finally found a moment to see how the country rates in the Country Brand Index, “a snapshot of the information that FutureBrand has collected from over 1,500 diverse frequent travelers from the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.” China is rated highly as a place […]

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Fascinating feature on the front page of the Wall Street Journal today, about the significance of ping-pong star Chen Qi’s being sent to the countryside to learn the value of hard work, after losing a televised match and his temper, too. A parallel is drawn, naturally, with the Cultural Revolution and the “re-education” of intellectuals […]

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When we were planning the launch of GUANXI: THE CHINA LETTER, Tim Ambler at the London Business School, now a GUANXI adviser board member, suggested that we run a feature that would choose the most misleading or inaccurate Western article on China each month and explain what was wrong with the reporting. Today’s post is […]

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