What Types of Expats We Want to Befriend?
“Guanxi（关系)” makes your business and personal life in China happy, smooth, and successful. However, having guanxi requires a lot of Chinese friends – or at least people that don’t dislike …
2023-10-24
NBA Player Apologizes After Apparent Racial Slur
NBA basketball player JJ Redick apologised in a tweet on Monday (Feb 19) over a video in which he appeared to use a racial slur to address fans in China. …
2023-10-24
Simple Tricks To Reading the Chinese Menu
Want to order from the Chinese menu and not the watered down English version they present to non-Chinese speakers? Perhaps some readers know how to ask for what they want …
2023-10-24
The Hidden Meanings of Colors in China
China is one of the world’s largest countries with one of the world’s oldest and deepest cultures. In Chinese cosmology, things are often linked to symbolic elements that have unique …
2023-10-24
Keep Calm and Ganbei! Drinking Baijiu in China
In China drinking baijiu plays an important role in building relationships (particularly among men). The rituals involved with drinking baijiu help Chinese men build and maintain guanxi. In Chinese, 关系 …
2023-10-24
Heritage is Hip With Chinese Millennials
In recent months, interest in traditional Chinese culture has surged among Chinese millennials. It’s a trend that has impacted their daily lifestyles, creative expression, and consumption behavior. In recent months, …
2023-10-24
Avoid these Social Faux Pas in China!
A trip to China can be exciting and eye-opening. Culture, manners, and social ideas might be quite different from your own, but there’s no need to cause unnecessary conflicts. To …
2023-10-24
China To Ban Tattoos and Hip Hop From TV Show
China’s top media regulator, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China (SAPPRFT), reportedly wants new regulations that will order all TV …
2023-10-24
Best Books About Modern China
China baffles many newcomers with the complexities of its history, language, and culture. Many aspects of daily life in China leave foreigners scratching their heads. A success-driven expat must place …
2023-10-24
Why Western Men Love Chinese Women
Why Do So Many Western Men Love Chinese Women? We all know the guy whose dating history reads like a page from the Chinese Yellowpages. In fact, if you live …
2023-10-24