I recently returned to the United States after spending 2019-2021 in Taipei, where I earned my MBA as a part of the Fulbright program. I picked a strange time to be abroad. While the United States (as well as most…
Like a bull in a china shop, COVID-19 has shattered lives and wrecked economies worldwide. With millions of people in lockdowns, quarantines, or other forms of restrictions on mobility because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, questions abound. Was the pandemic…
Earlier this year I interviewed Roberta Lipson, CEO and Chair of United Family Hospitals (UFH). To learn more about the premium healthcare network, I visited its headquarters in Beijing and spoke to the core team of executives, Western and Chinese,…
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Beijing United Family Hospital, the first western-standard joint-venture hospital to open its doors in China. Started as a women’s and children’s hospital, Beijing United has evolved into United Family Healthcare (UFH), the premium,…
Introduction Western executives are accustomed to long, deliberate planning cycles to research, develop, and launch products in their mature home markets. Many of them find it hard to manage the size, complexity, and speed with which business in China moves. Most multinationals…
Let me say it right here: The China-US Partnership to Prevent Spina Bifida – The Evolution of a Landmark Epidemiological Study, by Deborah Kowal, is a monumental work. And here is why. The book is a vivid account of a…
We are all used to reading about tension and controversy between China and the United States. It seems a product made in China is recalled almost every day. Then there are disputes over intellectual property rights, and trouble over human…
One of the main news stories of 2002 was China’s economic rise within Asia. With Japan’s continuing malaise, and other Asian countries still working their way out of the 1997 crisis, China served as the economic engine of the region.…