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