{"product_id":"balloons-over-beijing-carol-sumner-krechman-9798894192802","title":"Balloons over Beijing","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheldon my husband and I spent a great deal of time in Hong Kong, meeting with Arthur Kwok the architect, Charles Wrangham the banker, and the Bovis people who were the construction supervisors on the hotel project. It was our responsibility to negotiate with these three entities, and there was a constant, ongoing discussion on a multitude of issues that had to be dealt with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe would socialize often with our friends Ken and Eugenia Wai. Ken was doing a major part of his business in Southern China, primarily in Guangzhou, where he had family. He had a great deal of knowledge and down-to-earth insight on how to deal with the mainland Chinese, which proved invaluable to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe related a story to us of one of his clients, Beatrice Foods, a large conglomerate out of Chicago, Illinois. In 1985, Beatrice negotiated a joint venture with the Guangzhou Ministry of Trade to modify and purchase product required to complete the projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Sumner Krechman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798894192802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ewings Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Carol Sumner Krechman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545943560447,"sku":"9798894192802","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fdb87dab-cd3f-4ee1-9631-6160b2fd9466.jpg?v=1738183757","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/balloons-over-beijing-carol-sumner-krechman-9798894192802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}