From the author of the acclaimed ` Mr. China` comes another rollicking adventure story
- part memoir, part history, part business imbroglio
- that offers valuable lessons to help Westerners understand China. In the twenty-first century, the world has tilted eastwards in its orbit; China grows confident while the West seems mired in doubt. Having lived & worked in China for more than two decades, Tim Clissold explains the secrets that Westerners can use to navigate through its cultural & political maze. Picking up where he left off in the international bestseller ` Mr. China`, ` Chinese Rules` chronicles his most recent exploits, with assorted Chinese bureaucrats, factory owners, & local characters building a climate change business in China. Of course, all does not go as planned as he finds himself caught between the world`s largest carbon emitter & the world`s richest man. Clissold offers entertaining & enlightening anecdotes of the absurdities, gaffes, & mysteries he encountered along the way. Sprinkled amid surreal scenes of cultural confusion & near misses are smart myth-busting insights & practical lessons Westerns can use to succeed in China. Exploring key episodes in that nation`s long political, military, & cultural history, Clissold outlines five Chinese rules, which anyone can deploy in on-the-ground situations with modern Chinese counterparts. These Chinese rules will enable foreigners not only to co-operate with China but also to compete with it on its own terms.