Welcome to BAO Blogs
BAO Blogs developed from an earlier group project connected with Berkshire Publishing’s monthly journal, Guanxi: The China Letter. While that project brought together Guanxi authors, Berkshire has many other authors writing and teaching about Chinese history, culture, and politics, In addition, we have been experimenting with blogs and other social media for the past couple of years, and our user-generated website LoveUSHateUS.com has got much attention. We decided to encourage our authors to share their China-related research and insights in an informal way by providing professional weblog hosting to selected scholars and other experts. These BAO Bloggers, who live in Asia and Europe as well as the United States, will share their own work, their stories of working in China, and their favorite resources with students, colleagues, journalists, business people, and anyone who is “China curious.” We’re providing IT and promotional support and editorial encouragement, while they provide us with great reading.
By the way, BAO is what we have named our new China-U.S. social networking efforts, with two meanings of the word in our minds: treasure bǎo 宝 and hug bào 抱. We trust that you will discover a treasure trove of knowledge as well as a warm embrace. Karen CHRISTENSEN 沈凯伦, CEO, Berkshire Publishing, 伯克夏出版集团股份有限公司 | 互联世界参照点.