Common is the story of the foreigner who thought he was buying from a Chinese company, only to find out later that the Chinese company never existed – making any claim for repayment futile. This extreme example serves to illustrate the need to know one’s Chinese business partner beyond the rituals of exchanging name cards and sharing food and drink; with cultural and language barriers clouding mutual perceptions, it is all the more important to…

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