as-told-to , bars , bartending , bond-market , Business , Business / Artificial Intelligence , Business / Big Tech , Business / Companies , Business / Computers and Software , Business / Markets , Business / Social Media , business-idea , business-insider-today , business-strategy , career-change , Careers , China , CoECI News , E! Insider , Energy & Environment Newsletter , Finance , Food , Gaming News Roundup , Gear / Gear News and Events , Global , Global Precipitation , global warming , globalstar , HEALTH , Home , House , insider-picks , insider-picks-guides , insider-reviews , insider-reviews-2021 , insider-today , job-market , living-abroad , Markets , Markets & Festivals , News , newsletter , Newsletters , Nexstar Media Wire News , People News , Personal Finance , personal-finance , Photovogue / Editorial / News , Politics / Politics News , Property / News , Reviews , reviews-rit-ads , Security / Security News , shop , Shop Beauty , singapore-freelancer , small-business , Travel July 14, 2026 This As They Told It essay is based on a conversation with Nick Lappen, an American bartender and businessman based in China. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I first visited China when I was 22 on a road trip from London to Mongolia, and the experience left a lasting impression on
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