I went to this event on Tuesday.  Very interesting.

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Please join us for an evening book presentation by Ted Plafker in an
informal setting over a glass of wine or a cup of coffee. Ted will
introduce his book "Doing Business in China: How to Profit in the
World's Fastest Growing Market", drawing on his 18 years of experience
in China. Areas covered in depth include China's legal and economic
context, business and consumer culture, information environment and
expat life.

WHEN: Tuesday, September 11th
TIME: 7:00 "C 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Newsweek Beijing Bureau, Jianguomenwai Diplomatic Apts.
2-1-143. Enter the north gate of the Jianguomenwai Diplomatic
compound., head towards the southwest corner, and enter building 2-1.
Take the elevator to the 14th floor, and turn right as you leave the
elevator lobby. Tel. 65322167.

Wine or coffee with snacks will be served.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Ted Plafker arrived in Beijing in March, 1989 and, with his university
degree in Russian studies, did not expect to stay long.  But as an aspiring
journalist, he found his timing could not have been better.  He took spot
jobs in various news bureaus during that very hectic spring and summer, and
soon began contributing to the South China Morning Post.  In the following
years he became a somewhat promiscuous freelancer, stringing for, among
others, The Boston Globe, the San Francisco Examiner, Science Magazine, the
San Francisco Chronicle, The Independent, National Geographic, the
Chronicle of Higher Education, Far Eastern Economic Review China
Trade  Reports, the Washington Post, and International Herald Tribune.  He is
currently accredited as a correspondent in the Beijing bureau of The
Economist, where he began contributing in 1994.
He lives in Beijing with his wife, business woman Roberta Lipson, and sons
Jonathan, Daniel and Benjamin.  "Doing Business in China" is his first book.