“China is a rule of law country . It is much better than before.” – comment on a social media site for networking in China. The comment above shows a common untruth propagated by foreigners and companies working in China. The idea is to convince those of you who have never worked here, that business [...]

Whole Foods, the self proclaimed ‘worlds largest retailer of natural and organic foods (1)’ is outsourcing production for many of its products from China, of all places. The problems with this are that in China there is little to no oversight to ensure that ‘organic’ products meet USDA standards for food that qualifies as organic. [...]

Bo Xilai, the self proclaimed savior of China, has fallen upon hard times. In China, that truly means trouble. Not only was Mr Bo removed from his party position, but he was kicked out of the party as well. The rumors are that he had gotten too popular and powerful. Mr Bo had cleansed Chongqing [...]

What would you do if you knew that a man, the leader of a secretive organization with strong ties to some of the most dangerous (1) despotic (2) regimes on the planet (3) had landed on our shores? This man belongs to an organization that has admitted it is gearing up for war (4) and [...]

On July 1, 1997, the power to govern Hong Kong was passed from the United Kingdom back to the People’s Republic of China. For the people of the Chinese mainland, the event was part of the healing process spurred on by the century of humiliation. To some people in Hong Kong, the event meant the [...]

Last week’s uprising may be a sign of things to come for communist China. 2012 serves as a watermark year, for many of China’s old guards will retreat into retirement. Now, in their place, is a power vacuum waiting to be filled by the princelings, or offspring, of Mao-era revolutionaries. At stake is the control [...]

“Its all about deception,” the man Jiang, seated at my left, tells me. “The Chinese are buying those french vintners in order to make a buck, but also to confuse folks,” he says through an interpreter. The only one who is confused is me. I’m at an upscale Beijing eatery where a meal for ten [...]

Gunfire erupted in the streets of beijing last night, or did it? No one is really sure. According to Chinese microblogs, there was something of a skirmish in Beijing Monday night, which led the Chinese military to cordon off of at least one of China’s major thoroughfares. The word on the streets is that the [...]

“We have very significant economic interests in our relationship with China, a strong and growing China benefits the United States, just as a strong and growing United States is good for China. (1)” -Geithner While public and private funds are earmarked for companies and organizations working with China, one has to wonder just what is [...]

China only allows 20 US films into her theaters in any twelve month period. This quota has been a bone of contention between Hollywood and the communists for some time. The past week, however, the white house and mainstream press have claimed a victory in this arena. “MPAA celebrates new film agreement with China (1)” [...]