Another cultural aspect in Chinese society that is as major as our the “Face” concept indicated in our last CNY 2022 Special, is the “relationship” (关系, guanxi). In fact, the phrase guanxi is way beyond a cultural nuance now, but a concept commonly seen and acknowledge even on academic materials about international business, as China […]
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Our previous CNY 2022 Special has illustrated the tendency of not saying No in Chinese culture and the reasons behind this mindset. Many Chinese people have been raised to not say “NO”, or at least to indicate in an unnoticeable way, regardless of the circumstances. In the case of communicating with a supplier from China,
When doing business with a Chinese supplier or factory, you may notice there’ll be at least one English speaking staff member that will be in charge of dealing with the overseas clients. Chinese representatives in charge of communicating with their western clients are mostly young and inexperienced. But make no mistake, it doesn’t mean they
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Can you imagine developing a product all by yourself? That means doing all the work without anyone’s help. It might sound cost-effective, but it could mean delays, extra costs, and errors, which could have been avoided if you had other professionals helping you out. That’s why it’s better to have a reliable team to work
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When working on a new product, the challenge is making sure that it can be brought to the market as soon as you can, preferably ahead of your competition. You also want to ensure that you are staying within your budget. The best solution is to outsource product development in China in most cases. But
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