Recently I was amused by a conversation I overheard while waiting for my Chinese takeout.
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Worried that the TSA would confiscate her cremated remains from my carry-on, I packed the urn containing my mother's ashes into a suitcase filled with gifts for my Chinese relatives and entrusted the lot to United Airlines.
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Many people have asked me for my impressions of Chinese tech companies after my trip over there last month to visit a dozen technology companies.
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Google, for example, was judged by my Chinese observers to have originated by building upon the prior search-engine innovations of others, but then, as the arrow indicates, has subsequently grown through mastering the ability to both create and capture its own value.
Several years ago, I took a group of my Chinese managers to the United States for a week-long series of meetings.
Mr. MICHAEL CALLAHAN (Yahoo): I don't think it would be appropriate for me to sit in my office in California and order a Chinese citizen in our Beijing operations not to follow a lawful demand.
The most bejeweled model I saw on my visit was the Beijing Opera Mask, made primarily for the Chinese market.
Yes, there are major obstacles for Chinese consumers to increasing spending, which I will discuss in my next post.
My attorney, Jerome Cohen, known for his masterful and pioneering expertise in Chinese law, was approached recently by several people whose loved ones are being detained in China.
As the Endpoint guy, I pay attention to the outer fringe of the connection, and for that reason a new offering from Lenovo, the Chinese computer company, caught my eye.
Knowing the Chinese fondness for legends, I summon up some Celtic tall tales from my childhood that involve ferocious warriors, vicious kings, an improbably large potato, a brave young prince and the inevitable triumph of good.
Mr. Trade: What if I give the money to poor Chinese people, is it wrong for me to decide that I wish to spend my money which I have freely and fairly earned and benefit poor people in China?
The whole roasted Chinese duck (for two) is better than most in Beijing and frankly one of my favorite restaurant dishes of all time.
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That said, my own guess is that copper and oil, both in high demand for building and running the Chinese economy are safer bets to commit money.
In my own industry, legal services, there were only a handful of foreign lawyers working for Chinese law firms back when I arrived in China in 1998.
In one way or another, my firm is also involved in a number of similar cases involving Chinese companies being sued for breach of contract or IP infringement.
My thesis was as follows: Chinese companies looking to buy American companies are usually looking for a valuable technology or commodity or, to a much lesser extent, a strong brand name.
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Two of my fellow tourists had opted for a dinner cruise in the harbor, and enjoyed the buffet with European and Chinese cuisine.
In my paper, I went on to examine whether the increase in imports was attributable to American demand for Chinese goods being price inelastic.
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One day, my worst nightmare came true when I was caught by the Chinese police and brought to the police station for interrogation.
The chief attraction for me was the fact that dozens of Chinese automobile company executives and government officials would be in attendance, so my expectation was that I might get to chat with a few of them on the sidelines.
My own view is that the behavior of the Chinese government is so opprobrious -- and the stakes for Western interests if this behavior is replicated elsewhere in the communist world so great -- that the United States would be compelled to act even if other, allied states chose not to.
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