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We are at the end of a two-part interview with David Thomas, Founder and Managing Director of Think Global Consulting, based in Sydney, Australia.  In the first part of our interview, we explored the long – and often complicated – relationship between Australia and China.  As members of the Asia-Pacific Rim group of nations, there is a lot of activity going on between the two countries … and, as we’ve seen in the media this past year, not all of it has been smooth sailing.  I started off this last part of the interview by asking David to talk a bit about some of the Australian firms that are finding success in China and what their attitudes are today…

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In  past interviews here on the China Business Podcast, we’ve talked with business leaders about their approaches to China … why their company came to China, how they are approaching the market, how  things are going, etc.  I am trying to think back, but I don’t think we’ve ever talking to someone about how a country approaches China.  Well, in today’s Podcast, we are going to change all of that by talking with David Thomas, Founder and Managing Director of Think Global Consulting, a firm based in Sydney, Australia.  David and his firm work with Australian businesses and government to make connections to China.  I’ve known David for a couple of years and, in fact, I think we might have even met through his listening to our Podcasts in the early days.  But as we’ve talked and done business together, I learned more about the deep connections between Australia and China and how those ties are becoming even stronger as both countries find a deeper affinity with each other.  Certainly, those deeper ties are not without their conflicts as we’ve been seeing recently with the dust-up around Rio Tinto and mining contracts.  But as we’ll hear from David today, though the road might be a bit rough, there are some good things ahead for both countries.  Attached is part 1 of my interview with David Thomas of Think Global Consulting…