This article was originally published in the Global Times on May 11, 2010.
Let’s get one thing clear: This is not an angry rant by a bitter expat. This is not a critique of a sensitive political issue or a particular social ill, nor is it an issue that only affects foreigners – it affects everyone [...]
A version of this article was originally published in the Global Times on January 27, 2010.
During a dizzying holiday airport transfer in the United States, a headline on one of the newspapers caught my attention: “In Recession, Americans Doing More, Buying Less,” it said.
The magnitude of such an assertion, whether it was true or [...]
This article was published in the Global Times on December 23, 2009, here.
It’s hard to miss: in America, a nation-wide debate about healthcare is dominating the headlines. President Obama has proposed revolutionizing the healthcare system, including providing health insurance for millions of Americans currently without coverage.
However, the plan’s detractors have labeled “ObamaCare” an unwanted step [...]
This is a reprint of an article originally published in the Global Times in October 2009.
Despite being a foreign passport holder, I’m an unabashed aficionado of Chinese cuisine. Especially the deep-fried, flour-based variety typical of Northern dishes. Delicious meat-stuffed buns (better known as “Chinese hamburgers”), flavorful fried rice, deep-fried bread dipped in sweet condensed milk. [...]
This is a reprint of an article I wrote that was first published in the Global Times in October 2009.
In the September 8 issue of the Global Times, managing editor Zhang Yong analyzed public relations (PR) in China’s public sector in an article entitled “Poor public relations in grand press rooms.”
The article made a strong [...]
A complex system of code that facilitates conversations, collaboration and the exchange of media across a geographically diverse and culturally complex demographic— in today’s digital age, such a description could apply to only one thing: the Internet. But thousands of years before the dawn of the Digital Age, only one thing on earth could have [...]
This is a reprint of an article I wrote that was first published in PublicAffairsAsia magazine June 2009.
Throughout Chinese history, the source of a corporation’s reputation has been relationships. Brand building, rather than originating in a typical business setting like the boardroom, has always started in a social setting such as the teahouse.
Perhaps instinctively, Chinese [...]
This is a reprint of an article that was originally published in Frontline August 2008, the newsletter of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA).
Chinese society places a strong emphasis on relationships. It may be some time before a poke on Facebook replaces a pot of green tea as the preferred method of striking up conversation. [...]
