When the going gets tough, I daydream. To be quite frank, I’ve found myself daydreaming a lot over the past few months. So, when I first learned about China’s attempt to acquire ailing  magazine, Newsweek, my imagination shifted into overdrive. I find few things more tantalizing to waste my time musing over then the possibilities [...]

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Commentary joint venture, media companies, Newsweek, Sino-US relations

Three months ago, I resigned from my position at Time Inc. based on two factors: 1) my fiance had been offered a job transfer to California and 2) I’d been yearning to return to independent consulting with China in mind. An agreement was then made- if I was willing to move to California, then my [...]

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Commentary China business, China Law Blog, contracts, Dan Harris, joint venture, negotiation