Chinese For Business Travelers

Let this phrasebook be your carry-on language consultant and the yin to your business yang. Planning a trip to China? Looking to connect and sell to your Chinese customers? Designed for both beginners and China veterans, this book includes easy-to-use pronunciation tools, cultural tips, and a comprehensive mix of practical business and social words and phrases on topics such as: -Safe and Healthy Traveling -Networking and Making Friends -Business Dining -Visiting a Factory -Negotiating -Everyday Life in China -Business Protocol and Etiquette -Industry Specific Phrases -Romance -And Much More! From the minute you step off the plane, to the moment you seal the deal, this phrasebook has you covered. Includes 100% Mandarin Pinyin and Hanzi translations verified by native speakers.

Essential Chinese for Travelers is a must for tourists, business people, and students traveling in China. The pocket-sized phrase book has over 2,000 useful words and phrases, plus an all new 60 page dictionary of commonly used vocabulary.

Clear, concise, and written with the busy business person in mind, our book is the ideal prep tool and makes great in-flight reading. Checklists, phone numbers, and visa procedures (with contacts) are included as are specialized resources for business. Brief stories in each section illustrate cultural issues and situations on both sides of the planet.Whether you are an experienced business traveler or are just getting ready for your first international business trip, our book can help you. What do you need to get on and off the plane? What's the cheapest way to get to your hotel? The safest? What should you do during contract negotiations? How can you help ensure your products are delivered on schedule? If you have employees in China, have employees from China, or anticipate doing business with China, our book is a great tool for helping to build positive and productive relationships, thereby maximizing productivity and profits. Our book is the perfect getting-started tool for executives, managers, and administrative staff. In fact, anyone working in an international company will find valuable insights in our book for doing business and getting along with people from other cultures.

This book explains the emerging trends and developments of Chinese outbound travel, alongside the motivations, desires and expectations of Chinese travelers themselves. Packed with interviews, this book will help businesses create products and services that meet the rapidly evolving and diversifying requirements of tech-savvy Chinese travelers.

This book is a comprehensive, expert guide to doing business in China Western technology, management expertise and capital have fueled an incredible expansion of China's economy. Trade with China is at an all-time high, and so are the numbers of Westerners traveling to China for business. Business from China has also picked up as Chinese firms look to expand abroad. Understanding the ins and outs of the confusing and often contradictory Chinese business culture can lend an enormous advantage. The Chinese Way in Business is an invaluable tool that teaches Westerners the basic Chinese philosophy of doing business and how to cultivate strong personal relationships with Chinese business people and Chinese nationals. The author, Boye Lafayette De Mente worked in Asia for over thirty years as a journalist and business consultant and has long been considered an authority on East Asian business. In this book, he reveals the historical factors, collective traits and individual qualities that determine how the Chinese do business today, and the direction their economy will take in the future. His is a true insider's view--whether the topic is the legal framework for business development, or the importance of social relationships to successful business dealings in China. The book is broken into ten key parts: Introduction: The Land and the People--includes an overview of Chinese ethnicity and the languages of China Part One:Return of the Central Kingdom--an extensive overview of recent events and new technologies in China Part Two: The Historical Perspective--Chinese philosophy and the Chinese mindset from antiquity to modern times Part Three: Doing Business in China--A detailed analysis of the nuts and bolts of Chinese Business Part Four: Key Concepts in Chinese Business--Concepts native to China such as Guanxi (relationships) that drive Chinese business practice Part Five: Additional Business Vocabulary Part Six: Glossary of Useful Terms--designed for quick referencing Part Seven: Internet Gateways to China--An overview of the dynamic online world in China Part Eight: Miscellaneous Information--contains information about English Language Publications and Weather Patterns Part Nine: Learning Some New Skills--Classical Chinese techniques which might benefit Western business people

The world may be getting smaller, but the job of keeping in touch with international clients and suppliers, colleagues at the office back home, and family and friends remains a real challenge. Global Connect! makes it easy! It is the world's most comprehensive reference tool for communicating by phone, fax, e-mail, and courier from anywhere in the world.

"No one doing business with the Chinese should be without [it]."—Midwest Book Review This insider's pocket reference covers common business and social protocols for traveling and doing business in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. It is also ideal for anyone hosting Chinese business visitors. This new edition has been updated with current trends, Internet and phone tips, interviews, and fresh ideas for understanding the profound behavioral and social changes produced by Chinese modernization. Stefan H. Verstappen lives in Toronto. He is author of The Thirty Six Strategies of Ancient China and has worked as a corporate trainer and publicist in Hong Kong, Taipei, and Beijing.

Planning a trip to China? The Eyewitness Travel Guides: Mandarin Chinese Visual Phrase Book can help you start learning Mandarin today. Whether you're learning for business or pleasure, learn how to speak Madarin with essential words and phrases for hundreds of illustrated everyday objects. Find key phrases fast: galleries of words and pictures make it easy to find key basic vocabulary at a glance and help you remember what you've seen. Learn phrases to help you find your way around, eat out, shop and go sightseeing. An easy-to-use pronunciation guide for every word and phrase will help you speak like a native. Perfect for business travelers, students, or tourists. Combining the best of DK's visual approaches to learning languages, DK's Visual Phrase Books teach phrases that are essential for successfully navigating a foreign country.