Trump May Roll Out Probe Into China and Intellectual Property Theft

[patero]

rofl, only idealist and fools plays fair. the winner writes history remember?

That about sums up the differences in how business is done in Western countries and China. I find negotiating with Chinese too difficult, everything is too one sided so I don't even bother.

Given the market space we operate in this will make very little difference to us in the long run. Quality control in our supply chains is paramount, of our 29 suppliers not a single one is based in China. We have some very specialized machinery we had built locally but little else. We probably won't export to China, and we won't contract manufacture in China. It's in the nature of our products why we have developed this way.

It doesn't change how I treat Chinese people that I meet, everybody deserves respect and acceptance (even if they do not reciprocate). I just avoid doing business with them, there are just easier people to deal with. I don't have any malice towards them, there are things about Chinese culture I really admire but business ethics isn't one of them.

 

[shadows888]

That about sums up the differences in how business is done in Western countries and China. I find negotiating with Chinese too difficult, everything is too one sided so I don't even bother.

Given the market space we operate in this will make very little difference to us in the long run. Quality control in our supply chains is paramount, of our 29 suppliers not a single one is based in China. We have some very specialized machinery we had built locally but little else. We probably won't export to China, and we won't contract manufacture in China. It's in the nature of our products why we have developed this way.

It doesn't change how I treat Chinese people that I meet, everybody deserves respect and acceptance (even if they do not reciprocate). I just avoid doing business with them, there are just easier people to deal with. I don't have any malice towards them, there are things about Chinese culture I really admire but business ethics isn't one of them.

No one's loss, Chinese perfer to hire other chinese / give business to other chinese.

 

[patero]

No one's loss, Chinese perfer to hire other chinese / give business to other chinese.

I wouldn't exactly say that, you'd have to know more about our business to make such a statement. Presumption is a critical mistake in business.

And I have observed the tendency in Chinese owned businesses to only hire Chinese, it's not hard to understand and it's not a big deal, most cultures gravitate towards their own to some degree. But I will admit I have seen some very successful Chinese owned ventures that are quite open minded in their approach, and do adapt to foreign cultures and business practices. They tend to be second or third generation immigrants. When I refer to Chinese businesses in my previous posts, I really refer to businesses based and owned inside China itself.