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Culture and Business in China

Doing business in china

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Culture and Business in China

Location, size and population

9.596.961 km²

1,357 thousand millions

Government

Executive power (Xi Jinping and Li Kekiang)

Legislative power (National Popular

Assembly)

Language and religion

Mandarin Chinese with 1,197 thousand of millions of speakers.

The main religion is buddishm. Between 600 and 1000 thousand million of speakers. Secondly Taoism with 400 hundred million of speaker.

Greetings to do business

Exchange of business cards, one side in english and the other in Mandarin.

Small talk.

Very innapropiate to interrupt the conversation.

When a metting is over, you should leave before you chinese counterparts.

Be prepared to make several trips to achieve your business goals.

Types of adress, use of titles

You may adress the person with generic titles like “Mister” or “Madam”.

You may also adress the person by using official or professional titles.

Business and entertaining

If you´re invited to a China Banquet, prepare yourself for a meal to remember…

Try to eat a little of each.

It is traditional to leave some food.

If you finish everything, this can be taken as a sign that you are still hungry.

Gift giving practices

If you wish to give a gift to an individual, you must do it privately, in the context of friendship, not business.

Choose a gift that represents your company, country, region or town.

Misunderstandings

Bowing is seldom used except in ceremonies.

Handshakes are also popular

The chinese don´t use their hands while they are speaking.

The chinese, mostly company authorities , don´t like to be touched by strangers.

Do not put your hands in your mouth, as it is considered vulgar.

Avoid biting your nails, removing food from your teeth, and similar practices.

Appropiate Dress

Stay conservative and simple!

Role of Women

Nowadays there’s no inequality

Conversation TopicsWHAT YOU SHOULD SAY! WHAT YOU SHOULDN´T SAY!

Things you need to know

Thanks! Xie Xie