WhenIshowedthistomywifelastnight,shesaidthiswouldNEVERhappeninChina.Chinesepoliticiansjustwouldneverallowthemselvestobemadethesubjectoflaughter.
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TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionoftheAmericangeneralpublicandAmericanopinionleaders-ShouldtheUStakeamoreactiveroleinCrossStraitrelations?InterestinglyenoughtheAmericangeneralpublicandtheAmericanOpinionLeaderswereequalwith44%sayingtheUSshouldbemoreactive.Justoverhalf(52%)oftheopinionleaderssaid"no!"andjustunderhalf(47%)ofthegeneralpublicsaid,"no!"Themajorityopi...[
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WillthelistneverendofwhatChinahasthemostof,doesthemostof,isgrowingthequickestat?ThenumberofrooftopsolarwaterheatersinChinaexceedsthatofALLtherestoftheWORLDcombined!itisalsochangingthewayChineselivetheirdailylives.
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Indiaisbyfarthelargestoutsourcingmarketwithapredicted169,000offshorecallcenterstaffby2010,nearlydoublethepresentnumberof95,000.ButcallcentersinEasternEuropeareexpectedtotripleinthatsameamountoftimefrom3,700tomorethan10,000.GrowthinNorthAfricaisalsoexpectedtotriplefrom7,800toover23,000...mostlydrivenbyEgypt.ThemajorconcernsarethehighturnoverrateinIndiaandtheinstabilityinthelatterplayers.Still,India...[
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TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionofAmericanopinionleaders-Whatisthefirstthingthatcomestomindwhenyouhear"China?"9.S.A.R.Swasmentionedby1%(where'sthisdudebeen?)8.Militarythreatwasmentionedby2%.(andtheseguysareopinionleaders?!)
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Mywifehasagoodfriendwhohasbeenlookingforajob.SheisChinese.HerfriendisaCPAandislookingforanaccountantposition.ThereisajobshortageforChineseaccountants,makethataHUGEjobshortageinBeijing.Thebigfour...www.pricewaterhousecoopers.com,www.deloitte.com,www.kpmg.comandwww.ernstandyoung.comareallhiring.AndtheydesperatelyneedaccountantsinChina.
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TheUSChamberofCommerceisonatouroftheUScalledChinaBusiness2006Initiative.Thepurposeofthetouristoencourageexchangesbetweenthelittleguys.TheywanttopairupUSbusinessexecutives,legalexperts,governmentofficials,academicswhohaveon-the-groundexperienceinChinawithlocalbusinessownersandcommunityofficialswhomightbenefitfromopportunitiesintheChinesemarket.Forexample-ChinaisthethirdlargestbuyerofproductsinKansa...[
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TheCommitteeof100surveythatIhavementionedhereinthepastaskedthequestionofAmericanopinionleaders-Americanswereasked-WhatarethemostadmirabletraitsoftheChineseandtheirculture?Herearenumbersfourthroughone.4.CommitmenttoEducation-13%TheChineseareindeeddiligentstudents.TheonlypeopleIknowwhostudyharderthantheChinesearetheirchildren.Oh!,theyareChinese,tooIsuppose.
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Ireadthatitusedtocostabout$70onaverageforacomputergeektowalkfromcubicletocubicletoinstalltheneededsoftwareonindividualPCsatdifferentworkstations.Now,IBMhas200peopleinTorontorunningasoftwareinstallationfactoryforclientsworldwide.PackagesaredeliveredovertheInternettomachinesat20centsperPC.Whoa!Bigdifference!
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"UniversalPen"creatorWangJiangisaproductofMicrosoft'sResearchLabinBeijing.WangwasareluctantconverttotheMSlab.HehadtogiveuphispositionasaprofessorofpsychologyatZhejiangUniversity.IntheendhedevelopedthehandwritingsoftwareusedinMicrosoftTabletPCs-itcaninstantlytakewritingfromapieceofpaperandputitonacomputerscreen....
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