Today, China's elderly population is approaching a staggering 170 million and in 2025 it will exceed 250 million. This demographic fact coupled with a growing Chinese middle class, have combined to make the senior living business one of the most dynamic new industries on the Mainland. There is a lot that Westerners can do here...and a lot they will not be able to do. The extent to which Western experts in geriatrics and those in the business of health care can participate in this extraordinary industry depends on one's ability to do business the Chinese-way. And what doing business the...

In his first book, Enter the Ageing Dragon..., Bromme Hampton Cole artfully narrated the emergence of modern aged-care in China through the entertaining lens of classical film. He explored the efforts of the Chinese to reconcile local customs of care giving to international standards and examined foreign companies' efforts to find their footing in a nascent industry. In Dragon with a Cane he reaches beyond the realm of senior care business issues and plumbs the human experience of ageing in China. Using his singular ability to effectively communicate, he interviews 8 elderly Chinese men and...