In this episode, Lyndsey Zhang, shares with us her newly released book, The Surge – An Overview of China's Rapidly Evolving Corporate Governance and Coming ESG Revolution! Starting May 3rd, 2021, you can receive a 40% discount on the purchase of the Kindle version of the book on Amazon for a limited time.

Episode Highlights (with timestamps)

• Inspiration behind the writing of "The Surge" (2:14)

- Education background and experience working in both US and Chinese companies

•Titling the book "The Surge" (5:10)

•Who will be interested in this book (9:25)

- Global investors who are investing in China companies and interested in learning how to evaluate China companies' CG risks (11:07)

- Corporate chairpersons, board directors and executives from multinational companies with connections in China (11:30)

- CG, ESG, law, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), management & strategy experts from international consulting firms (12:13)

- Business school professors and Master-level students in business, law, accounting, auditing, corporate secretary or similar programs (12:48)

- And anyone who's interested in understanding Chinese companies CG models and China's rapidly evolving ESG movement (13:23)

• Importance of understanding China's corporate governance (14:00)

- Rapid evolution of Chinese companies

- Industry leaders (15:26)

- Regulation system (17:12)

- Investing (19:13)

• How "The Surge" helps us understand China's corporate governance (20:20)

- Unique approach of China's economic reform

- Using case studies to understand the history and development of China's corporate governance (22:27)

- Covid-19 crisis' effect and new ways of thinking (23:06)

• ESG evolution in China (23:59)

- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

- Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

- Corporate Social Credit System (CSCS) (25:42)

• China's corporate governance development and ESG next steps (27:48)

Order your copy of "The Surge" here: https://www.amazon.com/Surge-Overview-Corporate-Governance-Revolution/dp/1736867407