Par Jocelyn Eikenburg

Imaginez faire le temps de prison - ou plus mauvais - juste parce que vous ont été liés à la partie offensante.

Si vous voulez comprendre que juste à quelle distance le collectivisme entre en Chine, ne regardez pas autre que le lianzuo - ou responsabilité collective. Dans toute l'histoire féodale de 2.000 ans de la Chine - au moins de 7th-century AVANT JÉSUS CHRIST toute manière au tournant du 20ème siècle - les gens étaient coupables par association. C'est-à-dire, si vous étiez un associé relatif ou étroit de sang d'affaires du coupable, vous prendriez une chute avec elles. Ceci L'article de China Daily se rapporte à lui comme familles qui s'accordent - et nous ne voulons pas dire « traîner » dans le sens moderne, l'un ou l'autre.

La chose intéressante est, groupe que la responsabilité a toujours une prise sur la culture chinoise aujourd'hui - même si on le considère peu un injuste. Lisez le reste de « nous que tous descendent ensemble : le lianzuo (responsabilité collective) en Chine » ou signalent un commentaire

Nous avons présenté Greg Bissky à toi dans certains des poteaux plus tôt (si vous manquiez ceux, vous pouvez les trouver ici : ‘Occidental et Chinois affaire-Plus de 1 manière de communiquer`et `Communication dans les bureaux chinois‘ ). This time Greg talks about Chinese meetings. According to Greg, there are three times to a Chinese meeting, before the meeting, after the meeting and during the meeting. And the one time Chinese do not decide things, is during the actual meeting. Meetings are for maintaining harmony and relationships, decisions and arguments are made before and after.

Watch “Western-Chinese Business: What are Chinese Meetings for?” or post a comment >>

By Heather J. Hasan

Huge, mythical beasts with piercing eyes and gigantic, roaring mouths stand guard at many of China’s most important buildings and ancient structures. The name of these imposing creatures is “Fu Dogs” or Rui Shi (”auspicious dog” in Mandarin), also known as Imperial Guardian Lions.

Started during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.), the tradition of placing two large statues of male and female lions near the entrance of an establishment was intended to ward off evil spirits and protect from enemies, and thieves. These statues were created from marble, bronze, iron, and granite and the cost was expensive, therefore only the wealthy could afford Fu Dog protection. Because of this, Fu Dogs became a symbol of wealth and prosperity. Read the rest of “Rui Shi - The Imperial Guardian Lions” or post a comment

Profiling the Chinese consumer

By Nick Debnam & George Svinos, KPMG

While hard work and plain living have been revered virtues of the Chinese people for generations, there has been a growth in demand for foreign-branded or imported goods.(19) But running counter to the growing habit of consumption in China is the traditional propensity to save. Though luxury consumption is growing, for most the dominant social idea is still prudent consumption and undertaking no more than you can perform. (20)

Research suggests that while the emerging middle class will continue to save heavily, they will also spend increasing amounts of money. (21) This is consistent with trends that suggest that China’s younger generation of teenagers and twenty-somethings show less of the caution of their parents and grandparents, and far more inclination to spend than to save. Read the rest of “Luxury Brands in China, Part II” or post a comment

By Alex Cureton-Griffiths

For most foreigners, networking with Chinese can be a little tough. Well, thanks to a question we posted on LinkedIn Answers, we’re hoping to make things a little clearer. In brief:

They’re not that different

People often get so caught up in the differences that they fail to see the similarities between Chinese and western cultures. Just be yourself and don’t worry about skipping across the cultural minefield. Just as most of us would go easy on any local who made a social faux pas without knowing, local Chinese aren’t going to bite your head off if you accidentally put your foot in it. Read the rest of “What the Chinese Want You to Know about Networking” or post a comment