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I have a friend who is getting married to a Chinese woman. He is afraid that she values her political relationship with a purported social 'superior' above her relationship with him, a westerner. This is causing them a lot of grief.
Is this a cultural issue, or a personality issue?
Hi There,
To be fair, in any culture I believe we can see both examples of where status and "face" is paramount to any other personal relationship, and also examples of where two people love each other way beyond such outside factors. However, in China things are a bit different, and it is true that status and "face" take on a much more important role than say in the US. For this reason, it is definitely plausible that your friend has reason to be concerned.
Be Well,
Andrew
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Andrew Reich
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I can answer questions in regard to quality control and manufacturing in Asia, social compliance and factory auditing in Asia, buying product from China, consumer product lab testing and benchmarking, dealing with Chinese suppliers, business travel in China and sourcing products internationally.
Experience
I have over 7 years experience in quality control and buying from Asia. I have worked as a product inspector, factory auditor, China consultant and buying office manager (Shenzhen) throughout China, and also in New York. I am fluent in Mandarin Chinese and have lived in China for over 5 years. I am the author of QualityWars (www.quality-wars.com), a well-known blog on quality control in China. I am the founder and general manager of InTouch Services (www.intouch-quality.com), a China-based company that provides solutions to quality and overseas manufacturing issues through product inspection and other related quality control services.
Publications
China Business Success Stories
Smart China Sourcing
Education/Credentials
Shanghai NORMAL University, ’03 Intensive Mandarin Chinese Program
SUNY Binghamton University, ’02, B.S. Management
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