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China business intelligence. Insight and expertise from decades of global consulting experience. It's more than a different language. Culture is important. Is China a threat or an opportunity for your company? The China Business podcast is an English-language podcast that shares insight and experiences from years of on-the-ground experience working with hundreds of companies - large and small - in China.

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Buying nothingness

Buying nothingness at the Xiangyang Market Download this podcast Download audio file (20080922_buying_nothingness.mp3) The following is a complete transcript of today’s podcast: For those of you familiar with the recent history of Shanghai, you will remember the Xiangyang market. Plunked right in the middle of downtown Shanghai, it was both a beacon to tourists and a bane to local [...]...

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[ Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:49:00 +0000 ]

Forming alliances in China

Alliances in China Download this podcast Download audio file (20080828_forming_alliances.mp3) The following is a full transcript of today’s podcast: KENT KEDL: Newsflash. The U.S. economy stinks. Now I know I do not have the academic credentials to make an educated pronouncement about this – then again, a Master’s degree in Chinese philosophy qualifies me for very little – however, [...]...

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[ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:44:19 +0000 ]

China too expensive? It’s time to recalibrate “normal”

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080808_recalibrating_normal.mp3) Full transcript of today’s podcast: How the past few years in China will be described later in history is anyone’s guess. It is likely that variations on phrases like “the go-go years,” “economic renaissance,” and “Years of Plenty” will be thrown around with the sage-like wisdom that comes from perfect hindsight. [...]...

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[ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:43:20 +0000 ]

Resolving rumors: Distortions of the Chinese economic climate

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080804_rumors.mp3) Rumors. We all love them — when they are about someone else. In China rumors are called “xiao dao xiao xi” — back-alley news. The Chinese phrase evokes people leaning over backyard walls to share the latest titillating news gathered on a nearby neighbor or peering over walls to gather [...]...

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[ Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:57:57 +0000 ]

China and the U.S.: Irreversibly intertwined

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080722_irreversibly_intertwined.mp3) With his new documentary for the Discovery Channel, “The People’s Republic of Capitalism,” Ted Koppel shines a light on issues that aren’t much of a revelation for seasoned China watchers. From the producers’ description of the show: “The American and Chinese economies are irreversibly intertwined. The common complaint that the Chinese [...]...

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[ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:36:28 +0000 ]

Patience: an important virtue, sometimes lacking in China

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080709_patience_humor.mp3) Today’s podcast is another light-hearted one, based on a humorous society-and-culture column Kent Kedl wrote for “that’s Shanghai” magazine, an English-language publication in China. This podcast features Kent expounding on patience (or a lack thereof) in China. A wise man once told Kent, in his early days in China, “If you [...]...

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[ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:36:18 +0000 ]

Multitasking in China: Put the phone down!

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080610_multitasking_humor.mp3) Based on a humorous society and culture column Kent Kedl wrote for “that’s Shanghai” magazine, this podcast features a little rant about what Kent sees as excessive multitasking. Let’s just say, you shouldn’t hear a toilet flush on the other end of the business phone call you’re on. ...

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[ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:25:53 +0000 ]

Economic impact of the earthquake in China

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080603_earthquake_impact.mp3) The world has been riveted by the tragedy that struck Western China several weeks ago — the earthquake centered in Sichuan province. At the time of this writing, the death toll is well over 60,000, and there are tens of thousands still missing. Millions of people are homeless and many [...]...

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[ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:03:17 +0000 ]

Examples of “being good” in China

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080424_be_good_part2.mp3) In my previous podcast, I talked about how you can’t succeed by simply being in China — you have to BE GOOD. In today’s follow-up, we share some examples of companies and strategies that ARE GOOD. In the past podcast, I referenced the famous quote from Woody Allen — “90 percent [...]...

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[ Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:19:50 +0000 ]

Competitiveness in China

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080317_be_good.mp3) Earlier this month, the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai released the findings of a study conducted among 66 of the chamber’s member companies, assessing their global competitiveness and ways in which they might become more competitive. Remember when Woody Allen said, “Ninety percent of life is just showing up”? The [...]...

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[ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:14:33 +0000 ]

Talking economics: China markets and costs

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080214_china_costs.mp3) As China’s over-heated stock markets started to take a bit of a dive early last year, Kent Kedl had a bit of an epiphany: For months, the market had been steadily rising, a China dot-com bubble of sorts in the making. People here were dumping everything into the stock market. [...]...

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[ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:44:21 +0000 ]

China outlook 2008

Download this podcast Download audio file (20080107_outlook.mp3) China holds much hope in 2008, and the findings from the 2007 China Business Report from the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai support that statement. In today’s podcast, Kent Kedl talks about the highlights of the survey in the areas of motivation and regulation. Kedl and others presented the [...]...

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[ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:05:34 +0000 ]

Kent Kedl writes about “continuous market entry” in China

In the most recent issue of Chamber Eye, the magazine published by the British Chamber Of Commerce in Guangdong, China, Technomic Asia’s Kent Kedl writes about the idea of “continuous market entry”: For most foreign companies establishing a business in China, the phrase “China market entry” is a one-time process of market assessment, strategy planning and [...]...

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[ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:29:15 +0000 ]

Guanxi and government relationships in China

Download audio file (20071130_guanxi_andrew_hill.mp3) Download Today I chat with Andrew Hill, a good friend and fellow Minnesotan — and one of the founders of the Minnesota Club of Shanghai, of which I’m a board member — about relationships in China and their importance in business. Of particular interest are government relationships, an area in which Andy has [...]...

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[ Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:36:00 +0000 ]

Executive search and finding the right talent in China

Download Download audio file (20071114_executive_search.mp3) Kent Kedl interviews Lee Brantingham, partner at Strategic Executive Search. SES has been in business for about 20 years, helping companies recruit business leaders across China and the greater Asia Pacific region. Kent and Lee discuss HR issues in China, particularly the opportunities and challenges in finding the right talent to lead business [...]...

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[ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:54:56 +0000 ]

Impact of the China Party Congress

Download audio file (20071022_china_party_congress.mp3) Download Today we’re discussing a topic we purposefully avoid on the China Business Podcast: Chinese politics. I’ve had some time to reflect on the China Party Congress itself and the impact it’s likely to have on the business environment here in China. The party congress is held about once every five years in [...]...

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[ Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:48:22 +0000 ]

Earning my “license to kill”: Driving in China

Download audio file (20071008_license_to_kill.mp3) Download Kent Kedl shares the hilarious — and completely true — tale of his efforts to earn a driver’s license in Shanghai. Give a listen to learn about the Office of Telling People to go to Other Offices, the absurd questions that sound like a George Bush speech translated to Swahili and back [...]...

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[ Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:11:18 +0000 ]

Continuous market entry in China

Download audio file (20070925_continuous_market_entry.mp3) Download In today’s China Business Podcast, Kent Kedl discusses the idea of “continuous market entry.” He emphasizes the importance of looking at the Chinese market as if your company had never been here before. Much like the idea of a couple keeping their relationship fresh by not losing touch of the spark they [...]...

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[ Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:29:18 +0000 ]

China Law Blog: Interview with Steve Dickinson

Download audio file (20070827_chinalawblog_dickinson.mp3) Download In today’s episode of the China Business Podcast, I sit down for a discussion with Steve Dickinson of the China Law Blog, one of the best blogs on the Web. Steve is an American lawyer living in Shanghai. Over the last ten years Steve has taught law (in Chinese) off and on at [...]...

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[ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:44:20 +0000 ]

Supply quality concerns in China aren’t new

Download audio file (20070809_quality_concerns.mp3) Download China has been hitting the news again recently, and this time it is over quality issues from products manufactured in China. It started with pet food, and then moved on to tires, toothpaste and now some toys are suspected of having lead paint on them. To those of us that have been hanging [...]...

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[ Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:50:41 +0000 ]

China's new VAT export refund policy China's...

China's new VAT export refund policy China's new value-added tax refund rate policy was announced on June 19th. In essence, the new policy will reduce the amount of VAT refund currently enjoyed by exporters in China. The scope of impact will depend on both the exporter's structure as well as the type of product it exports (a product's classification determines the level of export rebate available). It is clear that this policy change will have a direct impact on the competitiveness of Chinese ex...

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[ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:26:50 -0500 ]

Steve Ganster presents opening speech for Shanghai...

Steve Ganster presents opening speech for Shanghai American Chamber Annual China Trends Conference The Shanghai American Chamber conducted its annual China Trends conference in Shanghai earlier this month, aiming to update the business community on key trends in China's economic, regulatory, political and business areas that will affect the operations of American and other foreign businesses in China.Steven Ganster, managing director of China strategy consulting firm Technomic Asia and co-author...

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[ Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:21:33 -0500 ]

Steve Ganster presents opening speech for Shanghai...

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[ Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:47:42 -0600 ]

China strategy in Six Steps: Part 2 of 2Thi...

China strategy in Six Steps: Part 2 of 2This is second of two parts of my presentation from a recent event hosted by the Minnesota Trade Office. The first part, which you can findhere, covers an introduction to China strategy and a discussion of the first step –- analyzing your "China readiness."As we continue today with "The Six Steps to Building a China Strategy," we start with Step 2: finding your addressable market. In China, as with any other market, focus is a key to success. Step 3 invo...

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[ Thu, 24 May 2007 12:55:18 -0600 ]

China strategy in Six Steps: Part 1 of 2 Today's...

China strategy in Six Steps: Part 1 of 2Today's podcast is from a presentation I gave recently at an event for the Minnesota Trade Office, its 2007 China Practicum. I spoke at the first China Practicum, too, ten years ago. As you might have guessed, things have changed a bit since then.In this seminar, I laid out the basic principles to guide China strategy development, especially helping business leaders analyze their organizational preparedness to do business in or with China.Western businesse...

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[ Tue, 01 May 2007 14:59:45 -0500 ]

China strategy: Crossing the rocky river ...

China strategy: Crossing the rocky river The only way to cross a river with no bridges, that's full of stones and has a rapid current is with a good strategy. A former premier of China once said that you cross a rocky river by feeling for stones. Feeling for those stones and crossing the river is the business strategy. You must look ahead and identify those strategic stones in your China "river crossing." Strategy leads structure.What are the risks and rewards of crossing over? Remember that 1.3...

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[ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:17:14 -0500 ]

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Real-world case study in China strategy:Steve Ganster and Kent Kedl, authors of the business strategy book“The China Ready Company,” have posted an audio recording of a chapter of their book online, as a special installment of theirChina Business Podcastseries. The chapter discusses a real-world case study of ABC Company’s planning for China. ABC Company is an anonymous representation of an actual client ofTechnomic Asia, the strategy consulting firm headed by Ganster and Kedl....

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[ Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:41:00 -0600 ]

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Interview with Geoff Holdsworth, managing director, Asia Pacific for WD-40: Part 2Kent Kedl of Technomic Asia brings you part 2 of his interview with Geoff. Geoff and Kent discuss finding and hiring the right people for your China operation and how to train them.Geoff says hiring is not all that different than in other markets: Ask around with trusted partners and see who they might know and recommend. Training is a different issue, though – more complicated because national and corporate cult...

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[ Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:33:00 -0600 ]

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Kent Kedl interviews Geoff Holdsworth, managing director, Asia Pacific forWD-40. This is part 1 of a two-part interview. We'll post part about a week or two from now. Geoff talks about the beginnings of the WD-40 brand and distribution in China, how they entered the market, and how they “leaked in” for some time before formally entering the China market.Geoff and Kent discuss changes in the Chinese marketplace, including the areas of strength for WD-40, including theGuangdong provinceand the...

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[ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:27:00 -0600 ]

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How can companies avoid trouble in the complicated and exotic China business landscape? Simple. The rule is this: Success in China is like a game of dodge ball: The winner is the last one standing.There are no secrets that you have to uncover, no foggy path you must walk down, no secret incantation to utter at the proper moments. Just “avoid trouble.” Don’t get hit by anything. Wherever you see danger, go the other way! Be careful! Don’t step in anything! Duck at the right time!Yeah. If ...

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[ Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:17:00 -0600 ]

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