by A source of light. | Mar 21, 2022 | Allegravita Blog |
It is ALWAYS a good idea to try to get a meal with your Chinese partners or colleagues because it will a great opportunity to get to know each other and deepen your guānxì relationship. Having dinner together is an important aspect of doing business in China...
by Kane Gao | Feb 21, 2022 | Allegravita Blog |
Those who have spent a relatively long time (half a year or more) in China or have been frequently in touch with Chinese business partners might have found two things interesting: the general Chinese population are quite fond of the English language and tend to use it...
by Simon Cousins | Jan 10, 2022 | Allegravita Blog |
On June 4th, 2010, a piece of news surfaced on the website of Xinhua News Agency, starting with a rather exciting and disturbing paragraph: “A safe with confidential document inside was put into a special device. All of a sudden it vanished, and reappeared inside...
by Simon Cousins | Nov 21, 2021 | Allegravita Blog |
After our article on Chinese business or government meeting etiquette, we were frequently asked “what if the meeting is scheduled around evening time, and the Chinese side proposes a dinner afterward?” In addition, followed by the second article of our...
by Kane Gao | Aug 21, 2021 | Allegravita Blog, Uncategorized |
This sounds like a silly question. But I have seen somewhere on the interwebs people saying “China has more English speakers than the entire United States population, therefore it’s the largest English speaking country”. I assume the speculation is based on the fact...
by Simon Cousins | May 21, 2021 | Allegravita Blog |
A glass of wine, some nice food, soothing music and some talk of intimacy may greatly facilitate the process of business. However, the same claim may not hold true when culture crash gets mixed into the picture. Chinese and westerners have plenty not in common when it...
