New economies are developing in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong--and Western technology, management expertise, and capital are helping to fuel them. But every gain is hard won and Western businesspeople who are successful need to know the ins and outs of Chinese bureaucracy, political systems, and the Chinese character.

In this new edition of Chinese Etiquette & Ethics in Business, Boye Lafayette De Mente, who has lived and worked in the Far East for over thirty years, reveals the historic factors, collective traits, and individual qualities that determine how the Chinese do business today and the direction their economies will take in the future. His is an insider's view, whether he is discussing the overhaul of laws controlling business development or the importance of good social relationships to successful business relationships. If you are a businessperson who'd like to do business with the Chinese successfully--Chinese Etiquette & Ethics in Business should be at the top of your "must read" list.

"Boye De Mente is a life-long student and observer of Asia; an unchallenged authority on Asian etiquette and ethics in business. Few books are so well documented, with so many tips and things to know about today's China. Chinese Etiquette & Ethics in Business is must reading for anyone contemplating a business venture there."

— Professor Andrew C. Chang American Graduate School of International Management

De Mente, who has lived and worked in the Far East for more than 30 years, reveals the historic factors, collective traits, and individual qualities that determine how the Chinese do business. Covers Chinese attitudes towards Westerners, guidelines for appropriate behavior in business and social settings, cultural factors affecting business, and eating and drinking etiquette. Offers tips for surviving such Chinese tests of friendship as a meal of black, pungent, "1,000-year-old" duck eggs. Includes excellent glossaries of common idioms and business terms.
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This book reveals the historic factors, collective traits, and individual qualities that determine how the Chinese do business today and the direction their economies will take in the future.

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