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It is the must have top tips guide to doing business in china. This quick-fix guide will give you the inside information on how to do business and cope with business socialising in China, touching on the importance of 'face' (mianzi) and networking (guanxi). This book will give you practical tips on how to navigate your way through a business trip to China, and on how to behave and how not to behave in both business and business socialising situations. This guide will help to ensure that you maximise your time in China or in dealing with your Chinese business colleagues, thus making you a greater asset to your company and your profession.

Table of Contents:
PART 1 INTRODUCTION PART 2 DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA - An overview, attitude to foreigners, guanxi and mianzi PART 3 BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP - The four key steps, flexibility and patience, perception of time PART 4 CHINESE HOLIDAYS PART 5 LEGAL MATTERS PART 6 ATTITUDES - Initiative, complaining, hierarchy PART 7 DRESS - Dress code for men and women, significance of colors and numbers PART 8 BUSINESS CARDS PART 9 BUSINESS MEETINGS - Greetings, identifying the hierarchy, exchanging business cards, translators, speeches, cellphones, forms of address PART 10 SOCIALIZING - Invitations, eating and drinking, karaoke, shopping PART 11 GIFTS - Recipients, types of gifts, etiquette of giving and receiving gifts PART 12 OTHER ACTIVITIES - Massage, gambling PART 13 HUMOR PART 14 TABOOS - Conversational topics to avoid PART 15 DOs AND DON'Ts PART 16 SOME USEFUL CHINESE PHRASES APPENDIX Chinese words and phrase

About the Author :
Florian has been a passionate student of Chinese language and culture for many years. After finishing his studies, he spent three years in Shanghai developing the Chinese market for several international companies. He now lives in Hong Kong, where he works for Pan Macmillan as Business Development Manager for Asia.

Review :
'Very helpful... to the point and well-written. Provided valuable, basic information on doing business in China. I would recommend this title for anyone who needs an overview of the culture and quick soundbites on important business practices in China.' (Audible listener review, US).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781906790110
  • Publisher: Creative Content Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Creative Content Ltd
  • No of Pages: 49
  • ISBN-10: 1906790116
  • Publisher Date: 12 Apr 2009
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Series Title: The Lowdown


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