What's Wrong with China

Incredibly pragmatic, insightful anecdotes and historical references about doing business in China. Midler describes dozens of Chinese managers' negotiation tactics to show how trying to develop, say a joint venture, from a Western frame of reference leads to obstruction, declining quality and loss......more

Roughly one part bewildering and one part hilarious seems to be the recipe used to put What's Wrong with China together, and author Paul Midler did a great job on both accounts. I really liked this one. This is my second book from Midler, after his 2009 book Poorly Made in China. This one is a f......more

This is a book about all the problems of China and Chinese people. Do not read this book if you cannot stand politically incorrect statements, or if you want a balanced discourse of China. This is a book strictly about the problems of China. There are 2 parts of the book. The first part of the book......more

An interesting, educational, and depressing read, largely about how Chinese contract manufacturing worked in the late 1990s to early 2010s. Essentially -- Chinese vendors have a different view of an optimal business relationship than most other global vendors, and will seek to maximize profit by act......more

Wow! I have always had this sinking feeling of not understanding the Chinese. They seem like an oxymoron. Paul M has written a startling book to divide readers. I was appropriately defensive when the criticism come fast and heavy on certain characteristics about the Chinese in the first better porti......more