Paul Denlinger, CEO, China Business Strategy and tech blogger behind China Vortex responds to the Economist's "Angry China" article.

Paul's article Whats Wrong With The Economist's Angry China Article seemed to resonate strongly with many of the people living and working in China and prompted Christine Lu to gather a bit more insight from him.

A former China correspondent, turned internet entrepreneur in Shanghai. Currently he is a Europe-based advisor for media-organizations, IT- and telecom companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations on their China strategies. He wrote a best-selling book on China “Fifteen misunderstandings about China and the Chinese” (in German and Dutch), about the future of the foreign correspondent for the Nieman Report of Harvard University.

He is chief-editor and columnist at www.cbiz.cn, and writes for a wide variation of online and print publications and commenter at European broadcasting organizations on both China and new-media developments. He taught at journalism schools in and outside China and is a speaker at new-media conferences.

He was the founder and first elected president of the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club in 2002. He is founder and Director of Marketing and Speaker Relations for ChinaBiz Speakers.

About Erica kerner

Erica Kerner is Director of adidas’ Beijing 2008 Olympics Program. In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of adidas’ Beijing Olympic marketing, sponsorship, licensing and business development activities. Erica works directly with the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ensure that the 2008 Games are a success, both for adidas and for China and its athletes.

In a country where the Olympics represents a historic milestone, Erica has played an integral role in building the adidas brand into one of the most recognized partners of China’s upcoming games. Starting with the successful negotiation and signing of both the Olympic sponsorship and licensing agreements, Erica has established strong consumer awareness and appreciation of the adidas Olympic sponsorship.

Her outstanding success in promoting adidas won her global praise, culminating in her commendation by AdvertisingAge Global as a “Woman to Watch” in 2006. Erica and her team were also the recipients of the CCTV sports marketing achievement award for the “Best Campaign to Launch the Olympic Partnership.”

Prior to joining adidas, Erica worked as Director of Marketing and Communications for Special Olympics East Asia. In this role she helped develop their China marketing, branding and communications strategies in the fastest growing market for Special Olympics participation in the world. Erica started her marketing and advertising career in 1989 at Bates Advertising in Taiwan working on multinational clients.

Erica has been involved in marketing in Greater China for more than fifteen years, including over eight years in sports apparel marketing. She has lived and worked in Taipei, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and now Beijing.

A native of Armonk, New York, Erica is an avid scuba diver and a former USA nationally ranked tennis player. She graduated cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in international relations.

Below are excerpts of Christine Lu's video interview with Erica Kerner:

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