Jack Leblanc arrived in China in 1989 intending to teach Physics for
just two years. He was to spend the next two decades on a very different
learning curve as he became involved in a series of business ventures in
almost every part of the Middle Kingdom. From farm to factory, boardroom
to banquet, Leblanc witnessed (and occasionally assisted) the
transformation of China from a socialist economy into the world's
greatest experiment in capitalism. Over time it dawned upon him that the
key to success is to manage the differences in Chinese and Western
business behaviour. To do well in China you must carefully adapt your
strategies - or face ruin faster than you can learn how to use
chopsticks.