Professor of Chinese History, Oxford University
Professor of Chinese History at Oxford University and author of As China Goes, So Goes the World: How Chinese Consumers Are Transferring Everything
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Karl Gerth
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Chinese Spending on Luxury Goods, Boosting Sales Worldwide On Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, store owners are learning Chinese. When Bond Street in London runs out of pounds, shops accept Renminbi. The People's Republic is changing the luxury market worldwide. Karl Gerth is Professor of Chinese History at Oxford University and author of As China Goes, So Goes the World : How Chinese Consumers are Transforming Everything.
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