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knew that MG Rover needed a big partner if it were to survive, let alone
thrive. No such partner was forthcoming. Almost as a last throw of the
dice, everything was thrown into a link up with Shanghai Automotive and
key figures went out to China. One of them was Ian Pogson. But it was
not to be. Longbridge could not be saved.
There are many reasons why this is so, but this book is not about them.
Instead it is a fascinating and unusual account of one man’s life
in a country that will soon become the industrial and economic powerhouse
in the world but which remains such a mystery to us in Britain. It is
a thoughtful, considered and first-hand account of Ian’s determined
attempts to learn about China and its people and to understand them. Usually
such accounts come from the minds and pens of travel writers. The joy
of Ian’s approach is that he brings China alive in a down-to-earth
yet compelling account and he enables us to find out a little more about
the country that will come to dominate the world.
Professor Carl Chinn |
