Thankfully, my flight home was safe and uneventful. My husband, Barry, met me at Dulles Airport. We had both been waiting for that hug for just over six weeks. It will take me a while to reflect on this entire experience. I'll post some thoughts once I have had the opportunity to process them.



If you are really interested in China you may want to take a look at a couple of books. Both of these were recommended to me by my friend Yungtai Hsu who just finished his doctoral studies at… Continue

Monday April 26, 2010

I worked in my room for an hour or so, packed a little and then met Susan and Victor from Motor China to discuss…

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Sunday, April 25



The advice about getting to the auto show early was very good. In the end I didn’t leave my hotel until about 8:10 AM. Actually got to the exhibition hall about 9:20 AM and was caught up in multitudes of people. Also, as the day went one, the show got more and more crowed and it was tough even walking in the aisles without getting jostled.



There is way too much to write. Here are a few bullet points with my impressions from the 2010 Beijing International… Continue

Saturday April 24



My day was pretty good. I went on a “field trip” with about 12 – 15 people for the conference. It was a good opportunity to “network” during the bus ride. We went to a Hyundai assembly plant, which was pretty cool and also to what is referred to as an “Auto Exchange” – it’s like a huge indoor mall where almost every car under the sun is sold. At this place, the Beijing Asian Games Village Auto Exchange, they sell just about every make and model made and/or sold in… Continue