{"product_id":"masked-intentions-allan-joseph-9781426937019","title":"Masked Intentions: Navigating a Computer Embargo on China","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the late 70's China was an awakening giant; decades of depressing self sufficiency theories left the country technologically, industrially and agriculturally backward. By 1975, Chou En Lai and Deng Tsao Ping recognized a renaissance of technology and open economy was required Achieving those goals required engagement with the U.S. to replicate, leapfrog and provide a starter engine. The engine which had accelerated the West's economies was the ubiquitous computer. How was China to get one? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e The United States strictly controlled the export of computers to the Communist world, particularly since the Korean War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e The world leader in computers, IBM, was sought and responded. This book presents IBM and China's one year 1977 struggle in Beijing to write a contract that unleashed IBM's, China's and the U.S.'s restraints on computer exports and delivered China's first large-scale computer in 1978. The book presents the basis for China's ensuing economic boom. It tells a story of humor, strife and of lasting personal bonds. It reveals the mishaps of cross-cultural negotiation. And... it reveals how the Chinese plan for modern computer education was hidden in computer purchase. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e Three Chinese engineers - Messer's Wu, Mu and Shu - and two American IBM'ers enabled that deception and bridged the cultural gap. IBM now has thousands of employees in its Greater China organization and billions in revenue. China has a thriving Information Management industry and connection to the world through the internet all starting with this seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allan Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1426937016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426937019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Allan Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46927833989375,"sku":"9781426937019","price":28.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e76407c5-807c-4254-a5e1-610caa9f8b55.jpg?v=1749373112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/masked-intentions-allan-joseph-9781426937019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}