The Chinese Way in Business
Secrets of Successful Business Dealings in China
If you are a businessperson who wants to succeed in China, The Chinese Way in Business must be at the top of your reading list. Western business people are successful in China only if they learn to navigate the ins and outs of the Chinese bureaucracy, understand the basic Chinese philosophy of doing business, and know how to cultivate strong personal relationships with the Chinese.
Boye Lafayette De Mente has been involved with Japan, China, and Korea since the late 1940s as a member of a U.S. intelligence agency, student, trade journalist, editor, and author working out of Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He is a graduate of Jochi University in Tokyo and The American Institute for Foreign Trade (now Thunderbird: The School of Global Management). His 70-plus books include Korean Business Etiquette, Survival Korean, Etiquette Guide to China, and Instant Chinese.