China is a whole other planet (and you're the alien).<br><br>Hit the ground running with this essential know-how and friendly advice based on a decade of personal experience plus the hard-earned wisdom of dozens of veteran expats.<br><br>Indispensable knowledge from the school of hard knocks, punctuated with real life anecdotes, this essential survival guide gives you the confidence to take China in your stride and prepare for the extraordinary everyday situations that other advice books overlook.<br><br>The casual writing style and easy reference sections make this China survival guide an indispensable and entertaining addition to your library, and will help you avoid making the same mistakes as the countless thousands who have gone before you.<br>Included is a concise business section that describes Chinese business culture, business meeting survival tactics; plus a brief description of your choices of business entity, and an overview of the hoops you need to jump through to begin exporting your products to the world's most exciting economy.
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Brian Hammond Bailie. Prepare Yourself for China: The Visitor's Survival Guide to China. Second Edition.
Introduction
Interpreters
By-your-side interpreters
Over-the-phone interpreters
Language
Everywhere, all the time
Shopping
In a taxi
Numbers
At the Airport
Foreign Exchange
Taxis, etc
Public Transport
Chinese Hotels
Hotel Beds
Breakfast
Room Entertainment
KTV
Swimming Pools
Chinese Toilets
Toilet Essentials
Taking Children
Medical Treatment
Hospitals
Shopping
Department Stores
Supermarkets
Clothes boutiques
Specialist shopping areas
YiWu city
Night Markets
Fakes
Illegal goodies
Fell off the back of a lorry
Rejects
Security
Restaurants
Prostitutes
Doing Business
Business Meetings. Preparation
The introduction
During your meeting
Business Lunch
Table manners
Smalltalk
Gifts
Manufacturing Issues. Quality Fade
Surplus stock
Holidays
Chinese New Year
May Day
Qingming Festival
Dragon Boat Festival
Moon Festival
National Day
Fireworks
Exporting to China
Trademarks
Intellectual Property Rights
China Compulsory Certification (CCC)
Foreign Business Entities
Representative Office
Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE)
Joint Ventures
Don’t Forget… Things to always carry with you in China
Things you should make time to do in China
Summary
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If you’re planning a nice professionally organized package holiday to China, you’re reading the wrong book.
This book is written for business visitors and those who intend to take the road less travelled.
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If you know enough Mandarin to do whatever you are going to China to do, then the by-the-second system will possibly be the more cost-effective option.
If your Mandarin, is basic, (or less than basic), (or non-existent), then I’d recommend the by-the-day flat-rate system.
