As an American in a Chinese bureaucracy, he is in a delicate position.
"The Chinese bureaucracy is so big that people don't always talk to each other."
He said this was his toughest challenge - tougher even than navigating the Chinese bureaucracy.
Within the Chinese bureaucracy, the commission has tended to support greater foreign investment in China.
The office staff members display none of the lethargy normally associated with Chinese bureaucracy.
One was the full institution of a system of examinations for entry into the Chinese bureaucracy.
For years, it played host to high-level delegations and helped businesses with the Chinese bureaucracy.
But there is a little obstacle called Chinese bureaucracy, and how much it will eventually yield is uncertain.
The Chinese imperial bureaucracy was very effective and highly respected by all in the realm and would last over 2,000 years.
Tang emperors also improved the education of scholars in the Chinese bureaucracy.