Seeing China for what it really is...
Most consultants and advisers you come across when you dabble in doing business in China will tell you to forget everything you know and not expect that China will be anything like doing business back home. Now there is a half truth that needs some explanation before one can say that this is a correct statement…
Seeing China for what it really is...
Why does it seem like everyone coming to China is in a tremendous hurry? Why do they throw caution to the wind and push forward with business deals they would not dream of signing off on back home?
Are they really so desperate to find a new supplier or break into the Chinese market that all business sense goes out the window?
Seeing China for what it really is...
There seem to be a special storage facility in all Chinese airports where foreign business people coming to China gets to check-in their brains and leave it in storage for the extent of the trip.
Why would you sign a contract in Chinese under Chinese law with a Chinese? As a foreign company there is no reason WHAT SO EVER to accept a Chinese contract, Chinese contract law or Chinese legal jurisdiction – be a little smarter…