McDonald's began in 1940 in California and opened its first location in China in 1990 in Shenzhen. It now has over 960 locations and 60,000 employees in China, which is its top growth market in Asia. Some of McDonald's strategies for business in East Asia include implementing suitable local management methods, linking with local communities, and planning to have 1,000 locations in China by the 2008 Beijing Olympics by capitalizing on the region's large spending on meals outside the home.