{"product_id":"9781426937026","title":"Masked Intentions: Navigating a Computer Embargo On China","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the late 70’s China was an awakening giant; decades of depressing self sufficiency theories left the country technologically, industrially and agriculturally backward. By 1975, Chou En Lai and Deng Tsao Ping recognized a renaissance of technology and open economy was required Achieving those goals required engagement with the U.S. to replicate, leapfrog and provide a starter engine. The engine which had accelerated the West’s economies was the ubiquitous computer. How was China to get one? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe United States strictly controlled the export of computers to the Communist world, particularly since the Korean War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world leader in computers, IBM, was sought and responded. This book presents IBM and China’s one year 1977 struggle in Beijing to write a contract that unleashed IBM’s, China’s and the U.S.’s restraints on computer exports and delivered China’s first large-scale computer in 1978. The book presents the basis for China’s ensuing economic boom. It tells a story of humor, strife and of lasting personal bonds. It reveals the mishaps of cross-cultural negotiation. And… it reveals how the Chinese plan for modern computer education was hidden in computer purchase. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree Chinese engineers – Messer’s Wu, Mu and Shu - and two American IBM’ers enabled that deception and bridged the cultural gap. IBM now has thousands of employees in its Greater China organization and billions in revenue. China has a thriving Information Management industry and connection to the world through the internet all starting with this seed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153925816560,"sku":"9781426937026","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781426937026_p0.jpg?v=1763746571","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781426937026","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}