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Chapter 6 – Games, health and robotic related services for the elderly
[Note: below is Chapter 6 from Great Wall of Numbers] In October 2011 I had a bad bout with food and ended up having to stay in a hospital for a few weeks in provincial China. In contrast to the...
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Chapter 4 – Hospitality services
[Note: below is Chapter 4 from Great Wall of Numbers] What I should have done when I first flew into Shanghai four years ago was take the high-speed maglev from the airport into the city. Instead I...
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Chapter 3 – Food and beverage
[Note: below is Chapter 3 from Great Wall of Numbers] There is a famous proverb in Chinese called min yi shi wei tian (民以食为天) – eating is as important as the sky.1 Despite regional differences in...
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Chapter 19 – Health care
[Note: below is Chapter 19 from Great Wall of Numbers] Another concern that foreign medical professionals probably do not have to worry about currently is trust; or rather they may be able to find an...
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Chapter 17 – Architects, aviation and debt structuring
[Note: below is Chapter 17 from Great Wall of Numbers] There are over 170 cities with a million people in China compared with nine in the US.1 By 2020 China’s urban population will reach 800 million,...
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Chapter 16 – Localizing and understanding your customer
[Note: below is Chapter 16 from Great Wall of Numbers] My own experiences with Western fast-food establishments overseas can be summed up best by the rivalry and fortunes between KFC and McDonald’s in...
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Chapter 15 – Human resource and infrastructure challenges
[Note: below is Chapter 15 from Great Wall of Numbers] Consulting firms in China are abundant and usually just a stone’s throw away. The primary reason has to do with China’s developmental status:...
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Chapter 14 – Pop Culture
[Note: below is Chapter 14 from Great Wall of Numbers] According to the Ministry of Culture, China has now become the world’s largest TV series producer and third largest film producer.1 While...
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