Chinese Rules: Mao’s Dog, Deng’s Cat, and Five Timeless Lessons from the Front lines in China

Chinese Rules: Mao’s Dog, Deng’s Cat, and Five Timeless Lessons from the Front lines in China
By Tim Clissold
Harper, 2014. 272 pgs. Nonfiction

Fluent Mandarin and a deep understanding of the culture and contradictions of China enable Clissold navigate an unexpected but very interesting assignment to help venture capitalists, complete novices to China, negotiate business deals in carbon credits. His counter-intuitive approaches (at least to Westerners) are precisely what are needed to undercover hidden motivations and the seemingly self-defeating logic of his Chinese counterparts. Both hilarious and insightful, anyone with an interest in doing business with China should read this book. SH