The Beijing Olympics will be a showcase for China, but what is it like to work there? "The Chinese are very results-focused," explains ICE Fellow, Professor Li Shirong, her point underlined by the fact that so many of the Olympic structures are ready well ahead of the start of the Games. "I feel very confident that China is now famous for construction and speed." Shirong is a professor of construction management at Chongqing University where her academic work has focused on China's changing construction industry, sustainable urbanisation, the government's role in construction, and the international construction market.
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