Comments for The Rise of the Dragon

Comment on 5 Bloggers That Really Know China by jasonbarber

jasonbarber — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:44:46 +0000

Thanks for the comment. http://www.danwei.org is a blog I have read before and is a great suggestion. I am especially grateful for the introduction to http://www.granitestudio.org. I am a huge Chinese history buff (although mainly modern) and after skimming the blog for a few minutes look forward to adding it to my reader. I hope you enjoy the blog.

Comment on 5 Bloggers That Really Know China by Chris Amico

Chris Amico — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:12:25 +0000

Good list. I would add Jottings from the Granite Studio: http://www.granitestudio.org and Danwei: http://www.danwei.org. Then follow where they link.

Comment on 5 Bloggers That Really Know China by Dan

Dan — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:40:11 +0000

Thank you for including China Law Blog. BTW, I wholeheartedly agree with your other four picks.

Comment on Taiwan and China Cross Strait Flights Are a Reality by Michael Turton

Michael Turton — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:24:05 +0000

China is Chinese, Taiwan is Taiwanese. They are not both “historically Chinese” (all Taiwanese are interbred with local aborigines and went through 50 years of Japanese control and 400 of colonization — first by the Dutch, then the Manchus, then the Japanese, and then the KMT. That did not occur in China). The ban on direct flights made sense since China has long threatened to murder Taiwanese to prevent them from seeking to formalize their independence. The DPP government wanted them but China would not talk about it since it hated the pro-democracy side and hoped the pro-China KMT would retake the Presidency, which occurred in 2008.

There were direct flights on holidays, what is occurring now are the first regular direct flights.

Only Chinese from 13 provinces can visit Taiwan and the vetting wait is long. Beijing is quite paranoid about it; tourists from China sit around and watch the TV talk shows and hear real nasty opinions about the gov’t. The actual numbers visiting are small.

Investment here was already legalized and a framework erected by the previous DPP government, but China would not permit it, and no framwork for it was established by Beijing until last month. Although there is much spurious talk of magnificent investment opportunities, in fact there has been little interest from Chinese, just some small purchases of real estate in Taipei.

Michael

Comment on Is Bribery Really Necessary? by Erik Duerring, Director, Consulting Services (Asia), Development Dimensions International and author Leadership Success in China: An Expatriate's Guide

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:25:40 +0000

I’ve lived in China as an expat for the last three years and have been surprised by many business practices I’ve encountered. My comment in the article was not meant to promote the use of bribery, but instead make others aware of this common practice in the Chinese business culture.

Comment on Is Bribery Really Necessary? by noraagnow

noraagnow — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:16:31 +0000

I agree with the facts you presented as to the support of bribes. In fact, I have a great friend who lives in China and compares it to “The Wild West” when it comes to business. What he was referring to was the fact that bribery is a part of business.

I don’t necessarily support bribery, but know that it can be a necessary part of doing business in China. In my early days of doing business in China, I was burned pretty badly with the whole bribe thing and have been very weary of it since.

I would recommend anyone who is doing business in China to pursue it at their own risk. Just know how, what, when, and where you do it.

Comment on Is Bribery Really Necessary? by Bribery In China is Not Real | Jason is not always right

Bribery In China is Not Real | Jason is not always right — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:54:11 +0000

[...] I was reading-up on some of my favorite China blogs and came across a post that asks a great big question about China. Is Bribery necessary in China? Here is the source: The Rise of The Dragon: Is Bribery Really Necessary? [...]

Comment on Is Bribery Really Necessary? by Jason

Jason — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:29:17 +0000

I love your blog, by the way

Comment on Is Bribery Really Necessary? by Jason

Jason — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:28:51 +0000

The pharmaceutical example is extreme. All for show as I am sure you and the rest of the world know. Not that bribery is recommended, it is absolutely necessary. If you think you don’t take a part in it you are wrong. Your suppliers, or their suppliers do. Unless your company/supplier/partner uses no Chinese land, has employees or exchanges $, they are a part of corruption. Sad and wrong, but true.

Prostitution is also illegal in China, right? But “massage” isn’t.

Comment on Chinese Charity Scam by Grace

Grace — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:40:31 +0000

I think it is horrible that these people are trying to scam people out of their money in the wake of such disaster. I also think it’s horrible that they are misusing the name of a very real and wonderful charity – the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Compassionate Foundation. (http://www.tzuchi.org/global). They are incredible people with a purpose that never fails to move my heart. Instead of associating them with the real relief group, I believe Americans may confuse them with the scammers, therefore in a way, the society and disaster victims are the ones really losing out.