{"product_id":"the-china-business-conundrum","title":"The China Business Conundrum","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I couldn't put down this engrossing tale of Chinese government partners manipulating and milking SVB to create local competitors. While most victims of this all-too-common swindle quietly slink away, Ken Wilcox has the humility and moxie to go public with this cautionary tale.” –\u003cb\u003eJames McGregor\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eOne Billion Customers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This account of establishing a bank for start-ups in China simply gallops along with twists and turns and surprises. It’s a salutary tale of how Western assumptions, hopes, and expectations prime companies for failure in the Chinese context. I’m giving copies to all my CEOs, past and present.” – \u003cb\u003eFelda Hardymon\u003c\/b\u003e, MBA Class of 1975 Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School, emeritus; Partner emeritus, Bessemer Venture Partners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The inside story of how Silicon Valley Bank stumbled in China.\" –\u003cb\u003eDavid Barboza,\u003c\/b\u003e co-founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Wire: China\u003c\/i\u003e, former two-time Pulitzer Prize winning \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecolumnist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Ken Wilcox is uniquely qualified to offer insights on doing business in China. In particular, his admonitions about the Chinese Communist Party and its ability to control everything it touches are chilling. As the author of \u003ci\u003eThe China Business Conundrum, \u003c\/i\u003eKen will bring you to understand that you are most at risk when you come to believe that you have a full grasp of your situation. In all probability, \u003cb\u003eYou are not even close! \u003c\/b\u003eRead it once and then read it again!\" – \u003cb\u003eAlex W. \"Pete\" Hart\u003c\/b\u003e, former CEO of Mastercard International and financial services industry veteran, former Chairman of the Board, Silicon Valley Bancshares\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“While working in China, banking executive Ken Wilcox kept his eyes open and became deeply skeptical about the CCP’s willingness to actually collaborate with foreign businesses. \u003ci\u003eThe China Business Conundrum\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed antidote to Party bromides about “win-win” scenarios.” – \u003cb\u003eOrville Schell\u003c\/b\u003e, Vice President, Asia Society \u0026amp; Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S-China Relations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ken Wilcox","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42839000612925,"sku":"9781394294169","price":42.26,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9781394294169_3c74ade2-06a8-43cc-9f0c-f559437a3f43.jpg?v=1766952049","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-china-business-conundrum","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}