People's republic of china

Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente

People’s Republic of China

Fall 2010

INDEX

1. China……………………………...……………………………………………………..2

1.1 Administrative Divisions of China……………………………………………….2
1.2 Provinces…………………………………………………………………………..3
1.3 Special administrative regions…………………………...…………………...…4
1.4 Autonomous regions…………………..………………………………………….4
1.5Municicipalities…………………………………………………………………….5

2. General Country Information…………………..……………………………………...5

2.1 Government.………………………………………………………..…………………7

2.2 Currency…….……………………………………………………………..…………..9

2.3 Currency Fluctuation…….……………………………………………………..…...10

2.4 Principal Harbors.……………………………………………………………..…….10

2.5 Principal Commercial Partners……………….………………………….………...11

3. Types ofBusiness Entities in China……………………………………..……...….12

4. Hofstede Analysis...……………………………………………………………..……18

4.1 Identity…………………………………………………………………………….18

4.2 Hierarchy…………………………………………………………...…………….20

4.3 Truth………………………...…………………………………………………….22

4.4 Gender………...………………………………………………………………….23

5. Negotiation……………...……………………………………………..………………26

1. Dresscode………………………………………………………………………..27

2. How to negotiate in China…………………………………………………...….28

3. Non-verbal business etiquette………………………………………………….29

4. About the gift in a negotiation…………………………………………………..29

6. How to find a business partner………………………………………………..…….30

7. Conclusions……………………………………………….....………………………..32

8. Bibliography……………………...……………………………..……………………..35

China

• Administrative Divions of China.

[1]China is located in the Asian continent. It shares borders with 14 countries: Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.
China is divided into 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government, and 2 special administrative regions.

Provinces

Administrativedivisions of the People's Republic of China. Note: this map depicts only provinces of the People's Republic of China, which are not synchronized with the actual administrative divisions of the Republic of China. The People's Republic of China (PRC) controls mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao while the Republic of China controls Taiwan and nearby islands.
|[2]Map of provinces (省; shěng) of thePeople's Republic of China |

| |Name |
|1 |Heilongjiang |
|2 |Jilin |
|3 |Liaoning |
|4 |Qinghai |
|5 |Gansu |
|6 |Shaanxi |
|7 |Shanxi |
|8 |Hebei |
|9 |Sichuan |
|10 |Hubei |
|11 |Henan|
|12 |Shandong |
|13 |Anhui |
|14 |Jiangsu |
|15 |Yunnan |
|16 |Guizhou |
|17 |Hunan |
|18 |Jiangxi |
|19 |Zhejiang |
|20 |Hainan |
|21 |Guangdong |
|22 |Fujian |
|23 |Taiwan |

Special administrative’s regions.

Hong Kong was occupied by British forces in1841 but in 1997 it returned to the PRC, Hong Kong has a high degree of autonomy as a special administrative region in all areas except defence and foreign affairs. The region maintains its capitalist economic system and guarantees the rights and freedoms of its people. (Bob Howlett, Information Services Department, “Hong Kong: a new era”, http://www.yearbook.gov.hk/2006/en/21_01.htm, November 3,2010).

Macao was a Portuguese colony and both the first and last European colony in China. Portuguese traders first settled in Macau in the 16th century and subsequently administered the region until 1999. Under the policy of "one country, two systems", the Central People's Government is responsible for the territory's defence and foreign affairs, while Macau...