It’s Next Thursday
Here in China we’re gearing up for the big May Holiday (May 1 is International Workers Day), which officially begins on Monday. In 1999, the...
A Bad China Day
Sometimes we all have "bad China days," — days when the will and capacity to manage the cross-cultural differences wane, and things here sort of...
Forests and Grasslands
We’ve officially had ten (yes TEN!) sandstorms this spring here in Beijing. Naturally, with the Olympics coming up–just over two years from now—there is a...
Boom! Then Rain
Last week the AP reported on the government’s plans to seed the clouds in Beijing to clear the air of dust: Beijing was preparing on ...
The Guyuan Gang
This week I had the wondeful opportunity to travel to Ningxia Autonomous Region in western China. Ningxia is a Chinese province that gets "autonomous region"...