The first time I played a board game in China was in 1995. I was crashing at a friends house in Xiamen. It was during the Labor Day holiday. I was sitting on my friend’s wood sofa watching TV. (I distinctly remember that it was a movie staring the actor from [...]

Hi all,
As anyone who has followed this site (www.taikongren.net … not the family blog) for a while can tell, the site sort of died.  And that is in part because I am no longer a consultant.

Basically, I like being a consultant in China.  I like learning about business and sharing what I learn with my [...]

This week I’m walking around the streets of Prague on Monday and Tuesday, and flying back to Suzhou Tuesday night. Then I’m going to hug my children, kiss my wife, and then fall asleep. So no planned posts for this week.
Myself, with coworker – friend, at a German BeerGarden, 5-4-2010

Why another China business blog? What can I contribute to the not-small pool of good (uh…yeah) blogs and books about doing business in China? How will this blog be different from the others?
Well, I should answer these questions before I start posting.  Ha ha!  I think I’m just going to jump into the pool and [...]