The majority of writers on business in China are Chinese authors, writing in Chinese for Chinese audiences. Others include western "old China hands" and journalists.
Notable Chinese business authors include academics such as Li Yining, Disequilibrium in the Chinese Economy (1990), [1] as well as media pundits such as businessman Ni Runfeng. [2]
Since the economic opening of China, several of the first generation of Western businessmen in China have also written accounts of their experiences:
Others have been written by journalists:
Related is the category of business fiction such as the novel of John D. Kuhns China Fortunes: A Tale of Business in the New World 2010 [5]
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