由Nannette Ripmeester

雖然現代迅速傳染性在市中國之內，瞭解這古老和複雜文化根是根本的，當做生意那裡時。 在中國』 Nannette Ripmeester作為的`的第II部分做生意仔細的審視在某些文化細微差異您的expats在中國需要知道。

當Dutch Jenny van Baden訪問的中國一個假日從她的expat地點在臺灣她由引人入勝的發展在國家觸擊。 「當您是在上海外面一個星期時，一條新的大廈或高速公路也許在您的窗口前面已经突然出現了，當您回來時」，她說。

雖然現代迅速傳染性在市中國之內， 「瞭解他們的歷史是根本領會漢語和他們反應事的方式」。 baden說van，為ASML在上海運轉。 讀其餘「成功的事務在中國(第II部分)」或張貼評論

每真正的真相常常出來。 一旦，當在畢業學校(在現在臭名昭著的NIU)時寫我的論文的我在泰國或中國公司文化我的論文顧問打破了她的學術façade并且轉動了對我和說， 「它是所有正義B.S。 不它？ I mean, it’s all just bribery, no matter what we call it, right?” She then went back into her academic mode and continued talking about “gift giving” and we never talked about “bribery” again.

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By Jocelyn Eikenburg

Imagine doing jail time — or worse — just because you were related to the offending party.

If you want to understand just how far collectivism goes in China, look no further than lianzuo — or collective responsibility. Throughout China’s 2,000-year feudal history — from at least 7th-century BC all the way to the turn of the 20th century — people were guilty by association. That is, if you were a blood relative or close business associate of the guilty, you would be taking a fall along with them. This China Daily article refers to it as families that hang together — and we don’t mean “hanging out” in the modern sense, either.

The interesting thing is, group responsibility still has a hold on Chinese culture today — even if it is considered a little unfair. Read the rest of “We all go down together: lianzuo (collective responsibility) in China” or post a comment

We introduced Greg Bissky to you in some earlier posts ( if you missed those, you can find them here: ‘Western and Chinese business-More Than 1 Way To Communicate‘ and ‘Communication in Chinese Offices‘). 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.

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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