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Chinese Business Etiquette : Chinese Business Etiquette
1: Establish Personal Relationships : 1: Establish Personal Relationships When you begin to do business with Chinese people, it's important that you talk a little bit about your hobbies, family and yourself before you broach the topic of business.
Treat your counterparts in China as your friends.
Doing so will help smooth your business relationship
2: Eating and Meeting : 2: Eating and Meeting Working lunches and dinners are not only common but expected in China.
Count on attending banquets arranged by your host. Return the favor if at all possible, either while you are traveling in China or after you return home.
At working meetings, seating will follow strict protocol, so let your host seat you.
Start with a few pleasantries before discussing business.
During a meal, wait for the host to make the first toast before drinking, then return the toast. It is polite to use both hands when offering or receiving anything, especially a drink.
3: Bring Small Gifts : 3: Bring Small Gifts While not absolutely required, small gifts are appreciated-items such as food, pens or items with your corporate logo work well. A book with pictures of your country or region is also a good bet, as are representative objects from the United States.
If your Chinese client doesn't open the gift at once, don't assume the present is unappreciated.
Chinese often tend not to open gifts in front of others.
4: Bring Business Cards : 4: Bring Business Cards Business cards are absolutely essential for doing business in China.
Again, when you receive a name card, do so with both hands.
Look at the card for a moment before putting it away in your wallet or purse. To fail to do so is considered disrespectful.
5: Learn Some Mandarin : 5: Learn Some Mandarin Your Chinese clients will be impressed because they equate learning Chinese with a fondness for China. If you can summon up even a few simple greetings, it will help lay a foundation for a stronger business relationship.
Here are a few examples:
6: Keep Things Low Key : 6: Keep Things Low Key Don't be too demonstrative. The hugging or kissing practiced in other cultures may embarrass your Chinese clients. Laughing too loudly is not polite, nor is being too talkative.
And last but not least is the highly sensitive topic of "face." Chinese people are accustomed to burying strong emotions and keeping expressionless faces. "Losing face" means losing business.
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