Nearly a year ago, I launched this blog as a way to organize some of my thoughts on the US-China relationship in an effort to find clarity on issues that I’d started to consider while living in China and during graduate school in New York City. I did not expect more than a few readers to drop by, nor [...]

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Saul Gitlin (冀碩臨)- Executive Vice-President of top rated Asia-focused multicultural advertising agency Kang & Lee, founder of a popular LinkedIn group for Chinese-speaking professionals, mentor to budding Sinophiles, gifted storyteller and a scholar in his own right- is approaching thirty years of connection to China. I sat down with Mr. Gitlin, who is currently working [...]

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In an age of “experts” we often find that few individuals have the proven experience to live up to the title once you scratch the surface- especially when it comes to China. Saul Gitlin (冀碩臨)- Executive Vice-President of top rated Asia-focused multicultural advertising agency Kang & Lee, founder of a popular LinkedIn group for Chinese-speaking [...]

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 Perhaps the largest impediment to successful cross-cultural business negotiation between the US and China stems from a lack of communication, whether in the form of candid two-way dialogue or in the ability to access information across borders, languages and time zones. While seasoned international business professionals gain acumen through their hands-on experience (and their mistakes), [...]

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In less than a year, the focus on cross-border investment between the US and China has seen a dramatic shift. Establishment of Chinese companies and brands on American soil- once widely objected to by Washington and small town USA- has found new appeal on both sides of the fence as economic interdependence between the two [...]

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