Bob Dowling is launching a program in Global Business Journalism at Beijing's Tsinghua University, where he is a visiting professor and editorial adviser to Caijing, China's leading business magazine. He was BusinessWeek's international managing editor for 16 years, responsible for editions in Europe, Asia, Latin America and China. His team approach to global journalism earned BusinesWeek 13 Overseas Press Club awards for best economic reporting from abroad. A former Washington and foreign correspondent, he is a frequent speaker and commentator on the global economy and international financial issues. China Watch is his curb side view of the nation's development.

Blog Entries by Bob Dowling

The Party Congress Ends

Posted October 21, 2007 | 11:17 PM (EST)


I watched the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party, which ended Sunday, from my apartment like an American following a nominating convention on C-SPAN. It was foreign but also eerily familiar.

Foreign because the black haired men on camera sat U.N. fashion in long rows, took notes...

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China Watch: It's All Different Again

Posted October 18, 2007 | 03:07 PM (EST)


It's 7.30 am. There's a 3 mile traffic jam outside my apartment. That means an hour and a half to get downtown. Your eyes are tearing and you already have the itchy smog throat. Wanna call in sick?

This might be New York, LA or Atlanta. But we're in...

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