... system in America. In this paper I will discuss cultural differences, negotiation tactics, traditional and non-traditional customs, and attempt to explain effective methods of communication in the business sector of Chinese culture. I will begin by comparing and contrasting the cultures of China and America, and continue, by implementing ideas for effective communication and ways of successfully conducting business with China. ... sender and receiver of messages in order to avoid confusion, amongst either or both parties. It is considered acceptable and is recommended that use of any tie...

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... exceptions involving property requirements in New Jersey and N. Carolina but those requirements were abolished before the Civil war. African Americans could not vote in many states, women, and many Chinese Americans were not allowed to vote either though other aliens were often allowed to vote while on their way to citizenship. With the new voters introduced into the population there ... due-process" and "equal protection" clauses for states and restrictions placed on southern rebels for running for political office. With the consistent revisions made to the voting process the government ...

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... who tried unsuccessfully to establish a new dynasty. Power passed to warlords in the provinces for ten years, and China had no effective central government. China joined the Allies in World War I, and at the Versailles peace conference the Chinese demanded an end to foreign spheres of influence in their country. Their request was denied, precipitating the May Fourth Movement, which grew out ... Yat-sen's alliance, was also active and included many Communist members. Communism was especially appealing to the Chinese because it was associated with opposition to Western imperialism. In 192...

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... Chinese immigrants did not solely choose to immigrate to the United States because of the financial prosperity that the democratic society offered, but also by the rising social and political tensions that China faced in the 1800s. The decline of imperial China caused the political structure of the government ... enough jobs. Because racial factors were deemed to be the catalyst of the decaying gold mines, the government eventually set up numerous immigration laws in response to the Americans. The Chinese Exclusion act of 1882 was passed by the parliament due the fears of overpopulation a...

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... the ethnic group consumers has helped to establish and maintain, through vendor loyalty, plenty of small retailers supported by an inefficient, multi-tired distribution networks. It makes the Chinese State-owned retail business far from being profitable let alone the foreign commercial institutions. Similarly, Griffith and Ryans indicate that cultural overtones in marketing operations are derived, to some ... cultural marketing they must create the marketing mix that meets the consumer's values on a right to their culture. Take the Chinese culture as an example. For Western marketers to ...

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... aggression, causes indifference and has negative consequences on team spirit. Consider the National Democratic Alliance, India's ruling party that comprised of 15 coalition members. After being elected into government in early 1998, it was toppled over within a year due to a terrific amount of friction between the coalition members. The coalition parliamentarians could not agree on a ... firm. This reflected Otis' willingness to integrate their needs with the Chinese demands. The most difficult issue related to foreign exchange. The Chinese currency, the renminbi (RMB) is non-convertibl...

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... was the Workingmen's Party. This party which was founded in 1878 and lasted only until the year 1879, led a movement to have a new constitution written which banned Chinese from employment corporations or state government, and segregating them into so called "Chinatowns." There were not only groups that aimed there hatred toward immigrants, but also to nativists themselves. The Ku Klux Klan, was ... . The supreme court ultimately dismissed this case because of the 14th amendment, which guaranteed protection and equal opportunity to the Chinese immigrants living in America. Eventually thi...

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... brought about by (amongst other things) the relaxation of foreign exchange policies and macroeconomic policies geared towards attracting foreign investors into the country. The fiscal and monetary policies of the government geared towards maintaining growth with social justice have largely contributed towards this, evidenced by all economies averaging a growth rate. China for instance is expected that the population will continue to ... an alcohol market that appears to be well established. Although there are many connoisseurs of alcohol its market tends to include primarily cheaper bee...

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... quot; 2012). In addition, a Japanese cabinet-level decision was made to annex the islands and make them part of the Okinawa prefecture. It was at that time when the Japanese government leased the Senkakus to a Japanese businessman, Tatsuhiro Koga, who established a fish-processing plant that employed 200 workers (Scoville, 2015). The islands were eventually abandoned due to the onset of ... sparked massive protests and anti-Japanese demonstrations throughout China, which led to the suffering of Japanese businesses operating in China ("How Uninhabited Islands," 2014). Even though the Chin...

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... United States, the students carried signs with American democratic symbols such asThe Goddess of Democracy? and Abraham Lincoln. The students knew that they would not succeed in bargaining with the Chinese government. Their best hope was to gather support worldwide through appealing to the international community, mainly the United States, through use of the media. While these student protests were taking place ... expecting a visit from Mikhail Gorbachev. The crisis escalated and after Gorbachev's departure, satellite transmissions were cut off. An important aspect to consider is the C...

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... wealthy were satisfied by spending a meager portion of their income. Despite calling for a twenty-five percent reduction in federal spending, a balanced federal budget, a stable gold currency, and the removal of government from areas where private enterprise would be best suited President Franklin Roosevelt accomplished neither. Instead, FDR instituted "the New Deal"-- a counterproductive attempt to restore the nations economy. Under the New ... heroin, or marijuana managed their drug and continued to live as productive members of society. Unbridled addicts were seldom. Initially, Ameri...

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... Congress. China is now in a very difficult position with such actions taking place, the USA is making them lose face, which according to Chinese culture and social practice is a very severely offensive action, damaging the ego and integrity of China. America is leaving China no choice but to ... from any goodwill that has been generate in the past. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said on June 4, 2001 that China firmly opposes the United States allowing Taiwan leader to visit the USA. "We demand that the U.S. government stop taking advantage of the Taiwan issue to interfere in ...

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... wealthy were satisfied by spending a meager portion of their income. Despite calling for a twenty-five percent reduction in federal spending, a balanced federal budget, a stable gold currency, and the removal of government from areas where private enterprise would be best suited President Franklin Roosevelt accomplished neither. Instead, FDR instituted "the New Deal"-- a counterproductive attempt to restore the nations economy. Under the New ... heroin, or marijuana managed their drug and continued to live as productive members of society. Unbridled addicts were seldom. Initially, Ameri...

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... cost it the confidence and cooperation of the Korean people: It confirmed in office the despised Japanese administrative officials" (Ridgway 1967:7). John R. Hodge, the commanding general of the American military government in Korea, was assigned to " remove Japanese imperialism, maintain order, and prepare the Koreans for eventual self governance" (Cumings 1983:107). Hodge's other option was to work with ... that existed there. His cry became even more boisterous after the United Nations resolution that recognized his government as the only legitimate one on the Korean Peninsula. Many S...

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... . Aktobemunaigazs is a leading Kazakh oil company, which controls reserves containing 1 billion barrels of high-quality crude oil and 220 billion cubic meters of natural gas." However, the United States government and Iran have an extremely volatile relationship. The United States has imposed diplomatic pressure on companies to encourage them to not associate with Iran. Iran and Pakistan are both considered ... and religious wars. Iran, also, functions under religious law, which can be difficult for firms to accommodate. Route 9 Proposed by Chinese National Petroleum Company (CNPC) and K...

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... Boston Globe, The people demand for more democracy, including the right to choose Hong Kong's political leaders without interference from Beijing. The Chinese government, for its part, wants to keep democratic demands in check and maintain some control over Hong Kong politics. Another issue at hand is ... elect their own chief executive, the leader of Hong Kong. Last month, however, the Chinese government announced that all candidates would need to be pre-approved by a committee friendly to the Chinese Communist Party. What this means is that the people of Hong Kong want the current c...

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... with underlying tacit support from China (Ferrell 114). In regards to the Soviets involvement, it is believed that they encouraged the Chinese to support North Korea "in order to maintain leverage on the independent-minded group that had just organized a government in Peking" (Ferrell 114). Mainland China, which bordered the Soviet Union, was mostly Nationalist (Ferrell 114). In fear of ... presumably waited for the American troops on November 26th (Ferrell 121). On this day, the Chinese launched a counter offensive attack, resulting in the Americans retreat to the south of Seoul, the ...

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... economic liberalism where it is believed that the success and organization of the economy should be at the hands of individuals and not by collective institutions or organizations like the government. Although not the case with "Neo "-liberalism, liberalism has been known to allude to religious, economic or even political ideologies. In the U.S. political liberalism has been a strategy to prevent ... industry and the lifting of price controls, protectionist policies, and regulations and from 1978 until 2013, unprecedented growth occurred, with the economy increasing by 9.5% a year " ( X...

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... on rival countries for military purposes. Espionage can be used in business, military, economic or political decisions however; it is commonly employed government for defensive tactics. Espionage or spying is illegal in many nations however, it gains profits from agencies to protect the secrecy of information ... out history. The Bible's book of Joshua (The Old Testament) states that the leaders secretly sent out spies to reconnoiter a country. Also the Chinese Military theorist Sun Tzu's, who wrote a book The Art Of War written in 500 B.C, provides instruction for organizing an espiona...

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... public services, and the protection of other civil rights. CAA seeks an employment advocate to provide employment counseling and other related services to a largely low income, Chinese American population in both Chinatown and Visitacion Valley offices. Job Duties: The Employment Advocate will be primarily responsible for conducting outreach, recruitment, intake, and placement of ... office but will also be spending at least 1-2 days a week in CAA's Visitacion Valley office. Additional responsibilities will include responding to phone calls, providing referrals to government agencies and...

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... 3.5 times more energy. Another factor that has made a difference in China is the policies. The article "A Study of Chinese Strategies for Energy-Efficient Housing Developments" by Zhenhong Gu and others says that the Chinese government made an eleventh Five-Year plan in 2006. According to Gu, there were 10 energy saving programs in this plan. In the article "China's Renewable Energy Law and ... sustainable development. A third common topic was the barriers that China needs to overcome in order to stay at the top. On of the barriers according to the article "A Study of Chinese Strategies...

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... in similar positions of China as a rising power that have resulted in armed conflicts. I stand firmly to believe, through the eyes of a realist, the aggression of the Chinese government towards neighboring states will push the United States to intervene. Thus, resulting in opposing national interests to collide with one another, essentially provoking a dangerous conflict between the two most ... are intended to limit the U.S. in conducting threatening military operations in specific regions, thereby marginalizing the "power projections" of the United States in a given region around Chine...

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... was every bit as effective in relegating black citizens to society's fringes. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of black rights. While black hope was nourished by government concern, white resistance was encouraged by government ambivalence. Will it ever be possible to be both Black and American (Covert 9-23)? Among American domestic ethnic groups, the original inhabitants, the Indians, constitute a special case ... origin. Whether this will change among the current generation of the Italian- American students is yet to be seen (Buenker 173-186). Historically, the Chinese have been in th...

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... could compete against America's dream of individualism. Also, some would argue that the loss of individualism could result in the failure of hope in the American dream. For example, "Chinese-majority society has been found with the characteristics of collectivism (Hofstede, 1984). Group orientation is considered as a key feature of ... Maslow's individually defined need for 'self-actualization'" (Yui-tim). Although China is a developing country that has a prosperous future ahead of them, Chinese citizens have not reached the fulfillment of individual potential that they are capable of d...

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... Pensylavania area and others. The Republicans also didn't want the help of foreign outsiders to be welcomed. In 1882 the Chinese exclusion Act was passed bannding the chinese from becoming natural citzens in the United States. This law was carried on by a new contract that solidfied its meaning of ... not allowing Chinese immigrants of being citizens. Some of the Republicans goals were to also get emancipated slaves had little to do with either ... ; mandatory education; eight-hour work day; one-year terms for president; and an income tax for the middle and upper class. Populists wanted...

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