10/22/2012 -

For the past 30 years, China's State Owned Sector has been the focus of lending and industrial policy. Ava Chien's view is that China's next generation of leadership - awaiting their appointment in November 2012 - will be pragmatic enough to see that only a diversion of resources toward the private sector - that is, away from overfed SOE's and toward vibrant small private enterprises - will generate needed growth.

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10/20/2012 - In which a corporate finance executive becomes a PhD in Political Science, decides to write a book based on asking and answering: "If State ownership of industry is so bad, then why has China been able to do so well with it for so long? Further, is the growth that China's model has been generating sustainable?" Read More...

9/18/2012 -

TCBN Charter Member Ava Chien attended the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit, and reports this: despite social issues and hiccups in Beijing's leadership succession plan, China is expected to keep the priority firmly on economic growth. At least, that is the opinion of the China Panel invited by Bloomberg. 

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8/31/2011 -

Water resources are the next big concern after oil. Watch the China What? video blog with Janet Carmosky to get some background. You can use the charts and links below to get more information.

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5/10/2011 - Our first Boston event! Janet will teach her famously entertaining and authoritative Doing Business in China class to everyone who buys a ticket - we can fit up to 150 people. Group discounts are attractively priced, and attendees get a complimentary Profile Membership. Read More...

4/20/2011 - The People’s Republic of China recently released its 2011 White Paper on National Defense. As a result, there were a lot of discussions on the impact of the rise of China’s military power and the perception of its threat to United States interest. It is interesting to observe that there is a lack of comparisons of the military capacity between these two countries. It will be helpful to take a look at China and the United States military budgets and see how much each side has devoted to defend its land, protect its people, and ensure no disruption to its economy. Read More...

4/7/2011 - Every week on Travel Talk Radio and Business Travel Radio Sandy Duyvetter speakers to different industry specialists to discuss the current trends. Recently she interviewed TCBN's own Janet Carmosky to talk about China's rising world position and what that means for the receiving end, American businesses, and for Chinese tourists in the US. Read More...

3/21/2011 - Global China Connection Conference at Columbia: China on the Global Stage
Keynote for the Women's Leadership Initiative
Can women lead from a different perspective than men? Neither democratic capitalism nor single party socialism has the answers to a global water crisis, food inflation, severe distortions in the job market, and an increasing sense of stress the general population in both countries. Read More...

3/9/2011 - Marshall Meyer, the Tsai Wan-Tsai Professor of Management and Sociology at The Wharton School, and TCBN's CEO Janet Carmosky talk about inflation and social unrest in China, opportunities for the USA in agriculture and health care, and our respective dysfunctions in "creating" - that is to say, reporting - economic growth. Read More...

1/26/2011 - Snow White’s stepmother, The Queen and a Beauty Known Throughout The Land, had a moment when her magic mirror advised that she was no longer the fairest of all. In response, she took out a contract on Snow White. Read More...

12/21/2010 - Michael Zakkour's 15+ years of China business development, strategy, and implementation work, for Fortune 1000 and SMEs in China have given him a clear and detailed perspective on China's manufacturing sector. He sees a seismic shift about to hit the global economy. With China entering its "Sourcing 2.0" phase, the era of assembly and general merchandise manufacturing is ending, and giving way to a focus on higher value, specialized component manufacturing. Read More...

11/9/2010 - Most everyone who follows energy knows “Peak Oil” as the moment when even the optimists can no longer postpone confronting the limitations of fossil fuel supply. Today I’m writing about “Peak Stuff”, a term I coined about 5 minutes ago to describe the point after which humanity realizes it cannot afford, does not need, and is better off without what can simply be called “Stuff.”
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11/8/2010 - On September 8, 2010, people doing business in China and those who wanted to learn more about doing business in China met in Philadelphia to attend China Business Toolbox, the afternoon session of Put China In Your Business Future.  China Business Toolbox was sponsored by Orchestrall, and featured presentations by Orchestrall's CEO Ian Hau; Jason Patent, VP Marketing & Communications; Marty Judge, CEO of Judge Group; and Janet Carmosky, CEO and Editor-In-Chief of The China Business Network. Read More...

9/16/2010 - Put China In Your Business Future took place Wednesday, September 8 in Philadelphia's state of the art Hub facility at the Cira Centre.  Nearly 100 forward thinking executives participated, from industries ranging from higher education, R & D, manufacturing, consulting, legal, and more.  Those who attended thought their time was well spent among intelligent peers. Read More...

7/22/2010 - Holding the latest copy of China Daily USA is not the same as carryin’ pictures of Chairman Mao. To be sure, its editorial policy is under the eye of the state. But it's also a reliable force for increased transparency and an invaluable window to modern China. Here’s my 8 reasons to read China Daily. Read More...

4/26/2010 - What comes to mind when you think about market entry in China? Excitement for the future? Trepidation about the physical and cultural gaps? Francesco Duina at the JLJ Group US office in Boston has just issued a white paper about how an individual’s or a company’s attitude can affect the outcome of their success in China. The research found that an attitude was one of four basic categories: committed, pragmatic, sideliners, and afraid. Which describes your attitude? Read More...

3/29/2010 - More than 70 business people participated in China Business Boot Camp Philadelphia on February 18, 2010. The event, held at the historic Union League, featured a keynote address from Sam Goodman, serial entrepreneur and author of the book "Where East Eats West: The Street-Smarts Guide to Business in China." Read More...

3/18/2010 - TCBN is a membership organization for everyone working between China and the west. Whether part of the diaspora of expats and Chinese professionals, or individuals newer on the learning curve, members join us to continue improving their knowledge, skills, networks, and ultimately, their China-related business results. Read More...

3/17/2010 - In nature, spring is a time of rebalancing, from which comes renewal and life. More or less, it’s when winter and summer – yin and yang - renegotiate, and so, it’s the perfect time for east and west to celebrate together.  On March 16, The China Business Network teamed up with the China Center and China Daily for such a celebration. Read More...

3/2/2010 - Having read and frequently recommended China CEO, the 2006 work by Fernandez and Underwood, TCBN's own CEO nevertheless found she related much more with Fernandez and Underwood's 2010 book: China Entrepreneur. Janet Carmosky reviews the new book while comparing the two. Read More...