China has been the hot topic for some time now, showing up as a meaty subject for business publications and also as common cocktail party fodder. It’s starting to pique my interest as well, though for different reasons…

First, as part of the MBA program I am in (at Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business), we take a two week trip at the end of the program to officially wrap everything up. Second, the more conversations, articles, lectures and experiences I am exposed to purporting China to be the “next” big thing, a huge opportunity, a new frontier, a business gold mine, or any other catchy hyperbole, the more important I think it is to promote dialogue about the darker side of the massive country, in addition to all of the good things as well.

Unfortunately, there are many troubling things happening in China today (and the rest of the world, the US included) that are simply being overlooked or otherwise ignored by the press and the majority of society. My intention is not to stand behind a podium and point fingers, but instead to hopefully get people’s gears turning and conversations flowing about these very important issues.

I’ll post articles, links and any other tidbits that I come across that I think are related to this topic. Feel free to send me anything you come across that should be posted here. I’ll post the good stuff and the disturbing stuff. Hopefully the latter will be the sparser category!

TAGS: China | Business | MBA | Cal Poly

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