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Rebecca Chow(not a XING member)Group newsletter: Plan your time with your Chinese business counterparts
Plan your time wisely if you are meeting your Chinese business contacts or visiting business premises. Business discussions in China tend to be at a slower pace than what we are used to and often long lunches and dinners are part and parcel of a business discussion.
Hence, plan for twice as long as what you may normally expect that event to last. If the business premise is not in town, be prepared for a few hours of driving as it would not be surprising if the nearest industrial park or city is a few hours drive away.
If your Chinese counterpart do not have an in-house translater but depends on a part-time translator, be prepared for atrocious translation and lost messages. Try to bring your own translator or hire a qualified translator through one of the better business agencies in China.
After work entertainment is considered part of the Chinese business culture and it would be rude to turn it down. Be prepared to return to your hotel late every night with long dinner, heavy drinking and a dose of karaoke singing thrown in.
If you would like to learn more about Chinese business culture or way of life, please check out our sites:
For Chinese Translation:
http://transchinaservices.weebly.com/
For China Business Travel Management Services:http://chinabiztrip.weebly.com/
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This newsletter has been written by moderator Rebecca Chow of the group "American Business Network".
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- 14 Jan 2010, 08:56 am
