I spend so much time in the lower, less rarified atmosphere of Jian Wai Soho and small business that it was a delight to get a glimpse of China from a helicopter, and the view of the European Union Trade Commissioner on what he terms, “The Grand Bargain.” CCTV producer & cameraman Qi Kejun is [...]
This is May week in China, when no work happens and people visit their families, or have their families visit, and I decided to make the most of the down time to take a long bike ride and explore Beijing, praying for my safety on future journeys at a Catholic Church on Sunday evening. I [...]
Somehow business moved to the backseat this week, as although I did some media training for a client, the rest of the week I seemed to meet people involved in non-profit activities in China which piqued my interest and at the end of the week I went to relieve the stresses with the Beijing Hikers. [...]
‘Springtime is seen as a season, growth, renewal and new life. But it is also a time when chronic diseases break out’[1] This has been an excellent week, one in which I secured first ever coverage for clients in mainstream English language publications in China, gave EASTWEST it’s Chinese christening and avoided all Spring related [...]
This week marked the first time that I was not pre-occupied with operational things, except installing the washing machine, and upon my return from Singapore I was greeted by a clean and tidy SOHO and felt that life is getting good. I landed 2 months ago to set up a Beijing office and finally I [...]
On closer inspection China is full of contradictions, counter currents in the tidal waves of change and culture. In my fourth week in Beijing I listened to Mr China, hosted an art exhibition and learnt that in spite of some signs of non sense, this place is opportunity in chaos. About 100 expatriates struggled to [...]
Week 3 in China and I believe that it is all coming together, as long as I don’t die of a respiratory disease first. This was a productive and intermittently healthy week in which I navigated the queue system at the Bank of China, followed the aspiring Chinese at Torino and became aware of the [...]
