Confronting the Covid-19 Challenge

The Word 4 Asia blog has often contrasted the differences, as well as the similarities, between American and Chinese culture.  We believe that a better understanding of how each culture perceives the world, and behaves within it, is a successful foundation for lasting partnerships between our nations, and our nations’ businesses.  Of course, the biggest story across […]

China’s Aging Population

Economic Implications of the One-Child Policy By 2050, 25% of China’s population will be over 65 years old.  This situation is the number one economic problem that China will face moving forward.   How did China get here?  During the Maoist period following the famous words “more people more power” the nation became the most populous nation on […]

China’s Middle Class

McKinsey & Company now estimate that by 2022, 76% of China’s urban population will qualify as middle class.

A Consultant’s Perspective on the Corona Virus

I may have the title “Doctor” prefixed to my name, but I am not a medical doctor and have no more experience with germs, viruses and biological ailments than the average “Joe”.  With that out of the way, allow me to comment on some aspects of this most recent outbreak in China. I have been […]