Blog categorized as China

This week I decided it was time to look for a home in Beijing, with final registration of EASTWEST confirmed and awareness on my part that my insanity will be postponed by some separation between my personal and work space. I hadn’t realised that quietly in the background Judy was continuing to proc...

The week started more smoothly for me in Shanghai than for Mayor Chen -- who was denounced for a multi-billion yuan fraud -- as I went to the original home of the Communist party for the IPTV trade show and learnt about how millions of Chinese live on-line. Instead of talking about the marketing ...

Beijing is actually quite a small city, in spite of the 14 million inhabitants, and today I managed to cover 27km of it as I prepare for the Singapore marathon, the tunes of the Vaughan Williams concert from the night before ringing in my head. Signing up for a marathon takes no time at all, but tr...

As I sit here listening to Chinese rock I realise that the question regarding creativity and the Chinese is entirely subjective, but this week I have become increasingly aware of the issue of ‘creativity’ and the debate of whether Chinese are capable of original thought. In his thought provoking bo...

This week I possibly did more networking than a presidential candidate, and by Sunday evening felt as though I just wanted to park myself on the 19th green at the marvellous Riverside Golf Course links.  Since arriving in Beijing I have been making great efforts to get linked into the business...