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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Interviews East China Normal, international negotiation, Jiao Tong University, MBA, New York University, US-China, US-China business

Rare is the American pioneer who has ventured into a US-China business frontier that does not yet have a map- catering to Chinese companies heading West. Even rarer still are the ones who have held tightly onto this opportunity while lighting the way for others, despite what can be at times a rough and lonely [...]

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