I think what most people who haven't spent a lot of time in China don't get is how abnormal the business, economic, financial, and negotiation climate is. People see the shiny tall glass office buildings and the Ritz and they make the assumption they get it. That's wrong 1/n
The stories that get out in public are wild. The stories that never make it into the public are at least 10x crazier. The IP theft and theft stories you hear about in public are low hanging fruit where someone falls out of favor in Beijing. I know first hand accounts of 2/n
Flat out 10 ten digit USD thefts. Companies who have valid contracts telling a foreign partner they're ignoring a contract and they will have them abducted or jailed if they even think about trying to enforce a contract with again 10 digit USD values. You DC/NYC debutantes 3/n
simply do not understand what you are dealing with.The rules are different. You think fentanyl doesn't get various levels of state protection? Get real. You think this IP theft and gangsterism isn't quasi official policy? Get real. You need to be realistic about your counterparty
