


There are people in China and in Washington, D.C. My goal was to continue the AmCham mission, which is to provide information out about the market and help companies become successful in China. Gibbs: I started writing immediately after stepping down as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai in December of 2021. Let's come back to commerce and make sure we include issues that exist in that realm as well.” The motivation is to bring commerce back into the conversation. With this book we are saying: “Let’s not forget about the commercial side of this relationship.

Our goal with this book is to encourage readers not to be uni-dimensional in their thinking when it comes to China. Those issues are important, but it’s a mistake to ignore the commercial side of this relationship, especially since it’s been so mutually beneficial over the last three or so decades. Gibbs: The discussion about China has become entirely consumed by national security and other very contentious topics. Flannery: What was the motivation for the book?
