What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism and the Modern Chinese Consumer Tom Doctoroff
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

15, his first as the Communist Party's general secretary, with brief prepared remarks that stood in sharp contrast to the lengthy, theory-heavy statement delivered by his predecessor, Hu Jintao, when he took the top job in 2002 . But what is less talked about is that 70's generation; their parents and uncles and aunties who built the modern China that they have inherited. A senior administration official who often deals with the Chinese leadership said: “As they begin to manage their many constituencies, their politics is looking more like ours. What the Chinese have demonstrated is that in the modern world, to the conquerors do not go the spoils. Doctoroff is one of Asia's most respected advertising professionals, a leading expert in Chinese consumer psychology, and acclaimed author of What Chinese Want: Culture, Communism and the Modern Chinese Consumer. As Andy would say, Ai lives in Caochangdi, a village in suburban Beijing favored by artists, where, like an art-king in exile, he regularly greets visitors come to pay homage to his vision of a better China. The United States has spent well over $3 trillion on its Iraq War, while suffering and inflicting much mayhem. But it does have great waves, and after decades of working hard to make a living, just like other nations in that area of the world, many Chinese now have a disposable income to enjoy life more. €Modern China loves cool Western imports, and you can't get much cooler than surfing.” According to Sheridan, a “Yes, China does not currently have much of a beach culture,” says Aguerre, “and consequently a very small surfing scene. His signature work, Sunflower Seeds—a work of hallucinatory intensity that was a sensation at the Tate Modern in London in 2010—consists of 100 million pieces of porcelain, each painted by one of 1,600 Chinese craftsmen to resemble a sunflower seed. Although that idea still resonates, citizens of modern China are redefining the meaning of service in the context of one of the world's most powerful consumer-driven economies. One of the really interesting things about this work is talking to Africans about what they want from China. One of the things that shocks many, as they walk around Beijing, visit industrial zones, take in modern agriculture facilities and speed along China's impressive roads and railways is to learn that China was once much poorer Investment Countries ALSO bring with them the Politics and Culture of that country Socialist, facsist,communism,democracy, etc,etc ect. The parents of the 70s generation suffered the cultural revolution and indeed many of them will remember that tumult in Chinese history themselves; their grandparents could have been on the Long March and many of the 70's generation were born That China they were born into was closed, communist and traditional.