His fate was bound with China ever since then. After gaining experience in companies in Los Angeles and Hong Kong doing business with China, he is currently an executive and US representative of a listed Chinese company.
I simply wanted to be an effective bridge between the US and China. He moved to Hong Kong in despite of all friends' opposition, as the bilateral ties between China and the US suffered a downturn then. Often travelling in China and meeting a lot of people there, Montgomery said the more he learned about China, the more he was fascinated by its history and culture. When he found that there was no English Chinese history podcast in , he decided to do it by himself.
In his home at Claremont, Southern California, he used very simple recording and editing facilities and did it all by himself. Montgomery started to use a podcast platform recently. Montgomery began studying Mandarin and Chinese history in at the University of Illinois. For twenty-five years, he has worked for China consumer product manufacturers, helping them build market shares in the U.
When in he found that there was no English-language podcast covering Chinese history podcast, he decided to do it himself. In his Southern California home of Claremont, he used very simple recording facilities to produce his shows. Montgomery was recently shocked to discover that there are 1. He learned that some of his listeners are in far-off places such as Sudan and Tanzania. In Laszlo's opinion, as much goodwill as possible needs to be created between China and the US to help the two countries get through the occasional hard times.
Chinese English. In his podcast, amateur historian Laszlo Montgomery tells of fascinating characters from Chinese history such as Guan Yu pictured. I am an American who has felt a closeness and interest in China from the earliest times I can remember. Despite growing up with chop suey and occasional trips to Chinatown, everything about China, no matter how mundane or kitsch, was exotic and fascinating to me.
Fueled by James Clavell novels and TV documentaries, that passion about China led me, in , midway through my university studies, to begin studying Mandarin. My hope was that upon graduation it might lead me to some kind of opportunity in the coming boom in US-China relations. Perhaps it might lead to a career in the US Foreign Service or in some other government capacity. Or perhaps learning Mandarin might lead to some other career in journalism or business. Back in there was a great buzz in the air about how everything would one day be made in China.
Laszlo Montgomery [Photo provided to chinadaily. This was the earliest phase of China's opening up to the outside world. It wasn't as easy and convenient back then to visit China or seek out opportunities as it is now. I moved to Hong Kong in September I landed at Kai Tak Airport in September and by October tenth I was working for a very large Hong Kong manufacturer who was playing a role in the miracle going on north of the border in Shenzhen.
From until I left Hong Kong in , I worked for two different China manufacturers, both publicly traded companies, both typical of the tens of thousands of enterprises who manufactured light industrial consumer goods shipped to the US mass market. In both companies I was the sole Westerner. I enjoyed a front row seat working in this exciting industry not only as a participant but also as a Westerner working inside the China operation.
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