This book should have been far better than it was: the lead author is a Chinese journalist, and the secondary author is an author/translator. So, where was the editor? Why no footnotes supporting the claims, quotes and statistics cited? Why no complex sentences?

Given the importance of China, this book could have been a Must Read for businesses looking to figure out how/what to do in that country. Instead it's a 288-page essay written by someone in the 8th/9th grade. Ma "feels", "knows", "states" but there's no evidence (other than the author's say-so) that he actually does so. There is an index, a glossary and a timeline, but no citations - critical if this is to be taken as more than mere hagiography.

Why Collins Business felt that this was a finished product eludes me. Yes, I read the ARC, but the changes needed for me to recommend this as a resource would have resulted in a completely new book.