TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionofAmericanopinionleaders-Americanswereasked-WhatarethemostadmirabletraitsoftheChineseandtheirculture?9.Onein25peoplesaidtheChinesearefriendly-4%(uh,perhapstheyshouldsmilemore?)8.Intelligent-7%.Thisonesurprisedme.MostofmyChinesefriendsaretentimessmarterthanme.7.Disciplined-8%Whenit'stime,it'stime.
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老畢看中國
一個老美在亞洲多年，他眼中的亞洲世界是什麽樣子....
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Thefirsthigh-levelresearchcenteropenedbyMicrosoftwasinCambridge,England.ThesecondwasinBeijing.TheresearchanddevelopmentcenterthatwasestablishedinBeijinghasservedasamodelcenterforthecompanyasitexpandstocountrieslikeIndia(lastyear)andRussia(??).LongbeforemultinationalcompanieshadstartedtakingChinaseriouslyMicrosoftwasalreadythere,thinkingofChinaasNOTjustapotentialmarketbutasasourceoftalent.
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ZhangenteredoneofChina'stopuniversitiesbeforehewas13yearsold.Let'sseewhenIwas13Iwasstillwaitingtogothroughpuberty.ZhangreplacedLeeKai-fu,(IhavewrittenquiteafewblogsaboutLee)asdirectorofMicrosoft'sresearchcenterinBeijingin2000.OnethingthatZhangcoulddothatnooneelsecouldbeforehimwasconvincetheChinesegovernmenttoawardpost-doctoraldegreestoaforeigncompanyforthefirsttime.
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TheChinesegovernmentandtheCatholicChurchdon'tgetalong.Intrigueandsuspicionareattherootofthedistrust.IamspeakingoftheCatholicchurch.Youneverknowwhatthoseguysarethinkingorgoingtodonext...againImeantheCatholicChurch.TheChinesegovernmentisappointingitsownBishops...andtheCatholicchurchhastheirunderwearalltiedinknot.
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(2006-06-06 22:30:43)
ThinkbusinessinAsiaandthefirstthingthatcomestomindisChina.IwasfirsttaskedtowriteaboutbusinessinallofAsia.IntheendIwroteaboutChina,ChinaandChina.EveryonewantstoknowaboutChina.ThisblogwillbeaboutChina-itsculture,itspeople,itslanguage,aboutthingsChineseandmostofalldoingbusinessinChinaandwiththeChinese.ChinaisbiggerinlandsizethantheUSbyaboutthesizeofMontanabutithasmorethanfourtimesthepopulation.It'sdo...[閱讀全文]
(2006-06-06 13:34:40)
Willpricesgoup-inflation?Orwilltheygodown-deflation?Istheresomewaytopredicttrends?How?Someoneoncesaidthatifalltheeconomistsintheworldwerelaidendtoendtheywouldneverreachaconclusion.Well,itjustgotharderforthemdoso.PricesintheUSandeconomictrendsarenowdependentonwhatishappeninginIndia.MonetarypolicyisaffectedbytrendsinChina.
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(2006-06-06 13:33:31)
TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionoftheAmericangeneralpublicandAmericanopinionleaders-IsHongKongbetterorworsesincethe1997handover?Aboutoneinfiveofthegeneralpublicthinkitisbetter(Iwonderhowmanyofthemhavebeenthere....)whereasoneinsixoftheopinionleadersthoughtHongKongwasbetteroff.
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IBMisstaffingupinlow-costcountries.Toknowone'ssurprisetwoofthosecountriesareIndiaandChina.OnemorecountryisBrazilandIBMisalsotakingaimatEasternEurope.ButjusthowmuchisIBMdependingonthesecountriesandforwhat?EasternEurope-IBMhasgrownfrom2,900workersto5,125workerssince2003.EasternEuropeprovidesdatacenters,serviceskillscentersandLinuxdevelopmentlabs.TheworkforceinBrazilhasdoubledsince2003-4,500to9,000an...[閱讀全文]
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JackWelchgiveshisreasonswhyacompanyshouldgotoChina...1.Chinahasavastmarket
2.Chinahaslow-costmanufacturing
3.Chinahasincreasinglystrongtechnicaltalent.
4.Companiesthat'makeit'inChinaleapintoanothercompetitiveleague,leavingtheircompetitorsbehing.Andwhyacompanyshouldnot...
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2.Chinahaslow-costmanufacturing
3.Chinahasincreasinglystrongtechnicaltalent.
4.Companiesthat'makeit'inChinaleapintoanothercompetitiveleague,leavingtheircompetitorsbehing.Andwhyacompanyshouldnot...
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UTStarcomisthelargestsupplierofwireless-telephonesystemsinChina.NowitisinvestigatingwhetherornotitmayhaveviolatedtheUSForeignCorruptPracticesAct.TheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionaswellastheJusticeDepartmentarenowinontheact.ItseemsanoverlyeageragentofthecompanyworkinginMongoliamayhaveoversteppedtheboundariesbyofferingpaymentstogovernmentofficials-otherwiseknownasbribes.Yep,thatwouldbeaviolationa...[閱讀全文]
