Archive for the ‘Globalization’ Category
Friday, January 19th, 2007
I was recently annoyed yet again by the American journalist Maria Bartiromo in her China comment piece for the Financial Times entitled, "Protectionism and pollution, China’s Twin Pitfalls".
First of all, she used the "S" word again: Stench. Now for those of you who read my last web log about ...
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
One of the more pleasant aspects of being back in the States during the Holiday Season has been comig across a very well-written series of China articles in the Chicago Tribune this week. The series focuses on the impact of China's increased use of natural resources on the global environment ...
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Tuesday, November 21st, 2006
That Newsweek Magazine article for which I was interviewed last week came out yesterday. I talked about the interview in yesterday's log entry. The editors decided to call it "Asia's Humanitarian Youth," a rather cumbersome title, and not as sexy as "The We Generation". Anyway, I'm quoted on page 2, ...
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Monday, November 20th, 2006
I was just interviewed by Newsweek Magazine. At least, he said he was from Newsweek. Had the email address and all, and assured me when he called he was indeed calling from the Hong Kong Bureau. Said he was the Hong Kong Bureau Chief. Very Cool. Nice guy, George Wehrfritz. ...
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Saturday, November 18th, 2006
I’ve just returned to my home(town) Suzhou. I’ve been reflecting on the attitudes and impressions of Americans vis a vis the development of China’s economy. If put to the sword and asked for a single word to describe the average American’s impression of China I’d say, “Curiousity.”
For business and family ...
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Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
After I finished co-chairing the Atlas-SFI conference on "The Financial and Legal Strategies for Doing Business in China" (November 6-7, 2006), I decided to take a stroll down 42nd Street, The evening was cool, the sky overcast, the Helmsley Hotel - where the Conference had been held – had become ...
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Saturday, November 4th, 2006
I voted a couple days ago. I'll be in New York City on Election Day (November 7) here in the States, so I thought I'd take advantage of the polls being open a week early at the local civic center in Evanston (Illinois), and at the astounding fact that the ...
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
It was my genuine pleasure a couple weekends ago (21 October) to participate as a panelist at the 6th Annual Chicago Asia-Pacific Business Conference, sponsored by the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. I’d judge about 150 MBA students from the University of Chicago and other B-schools from ...
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Monday, October 23rd, 2006
My group recently finished supporting the University of Notre Dame’s International Executive Education Program in China for Fall 2006. The participants this time were from three Latin American countries: Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Mexico was represented in the form of the administrative and translation staff I enlisted for the job. ...
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Thursday, September 7th, 2006
"I’ve never been to China,” said Ms. Friend, a single mother who is retired.
She added that she considered China central to the future of global economics, saying, “I think China will rule the banking world in my children’s lifetime, and I want them to be able to participate in ...
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