My Thirty Years in China

InDecember1978,atthe1lthPartyCongressoftheChineseCommunistParty,theCentralCommitteeunderDangXiaopingembarkedonapolicyofreformthatopenedthedoorstotherestoftheworld,helpingtomakeChinatheeconomicsuperpoweritistodayandtransformingthelivesofitspeople.ForthefewforeignbusinesspeoplewhohavebeenengagedwithChinasincethistime,thechangeshavebeenequallydramaticMyThirtyYearsinChinaisacompilationoftrue-lifestoriesbyforeignnationals,allindividuallysuccessfulintheirchosenfieldofbusiness,whohavebeenpioneersinlivingandworkinginthischallengingcountry.Theirmemoriesandinsights-sometimescomic,sometimessad-recallthejoysandfrustrationsoftheiradoptedhomeandpaintafascinatingpictureofwhathaschangedinChinaoverthepastthreedecades-andwhathasnot.