China Essays

Gift Etiquette Gift giving is a time-honored way of expressing gratitude or appreciation to others and gifts are important part of the Chinese culture. Gift giving is a time-honored way of expressing gratitude or appreciation to others. It is important to know gifts are important part of the Chinese culture. For example, the Chinese would […]

June 2010, Volume 7, No. 6 (Serial No. 78) Sino-US English Teaching, ISSN 1539-8072, USA Culture shock: Indirect communication—A foreign teacher’s teaching experience in a Chinese university located in a Hakka region * WANG Liu-mei (School of Foreign Languages, Jiaying University, Meizhou 514015, China) Abstract: Culture shock is unavoidable for foreign teachers in China. Using […]

Two of the greatest empires in all of history, the Ancient Roman and the Han China empires are similar in terms of both creating great inventions still used today; however, they are different in terms of how their militaries were organized and their religious beliefs. Ancient Romans were the first to invent and use concrete […]

Women’s rights in tang dynasty. The Tang Dynasty has been regarded by most scholars as the most glorious period in the history of China wherein it underwent a form of internationalization through the re-establishment of trade routes, an influx of foreign traders, the flourishing of Buddhism and other religions as well as a sort of […]

To understand the history of China from the Tang to the Song dynasty, these features are necessary: area of influence or the land ruled, capital cities or the central seat of power, prevailing culture, and political and social environment.The Tang Dynasty, with central power located in Chang’an, was considered to be the period in Chinese […]

New Delhi launched 17 investigations into imports from China, 10 of which were anti-dumping probes, and had banned the importation of Chinese-made toys for six months alleging their high content of toxic chemicals is a danger to children. The remedy probes, including those of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy, against Chinese products, covering industrial salt, steel, auto […]

The president of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, leads a sovereign state located in East Asia with its capital city being Beijing. With over 1.35 billion people, China is currently the world’s most populous country and has a government system that includes a communist state, socialist state, and single-party state. While most Chinese […]

Failing to understand and acknowledge the market in which a company operates can result in disastrous consequences, even for well-established corporations such as Wal-Mart. Achieving success in America does not ensure the ability to duplicate the same business approach in other international markets. This case study serves as a prime example of this occurrence. Wal-Mart […]

China in the Cultural Revolution The historically unprecedented great peoples proletarian cultural revolution was a struggle for supremacy within the Chinese communist party which manifested into a wide scale social and political upheaval which brought china in 1966 to the brink of all out civil war. Although millions of people were murdered and tortured during […]

First of all, I would like to explain what global recession means and what were the same recessions in our history? Global recession is the sharp deterioration of economic health of the countries, namely: a plummet of manufacturing, bankruptcy of enterprises, a big rise of of unemployment and finally – the decrease in the standard […]

In Ancient China, it was very difficult to grow and get food. Meat was very expensive, and the crops they made required laborious and long hours. And even today in modern China, it is still difficult to get food. With its population hovering around a bulging billion people, it is not easy getting food for […]

I. In the introductory paragraph, it is highlighted that while Han China and Rome shared a common view on the significance of public works, with China inventing a flood prevention system and Rome constructing essential aqueducts, their views differed greatly on craft tools. The upper-class in Rome considered these tools to be beneath them, whereas […]

China’s rapidly growing economy and its pending implosion Granted the most recent and extreme circumstances of the United States Financial System, there has only been one International player that has received a comparable level of news coverage. Out of what investors refer to as the BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China; China and its […]

2. In the future, let’s examine three distinct strategies for Samsung: When considering the threat from China, Samsung should prioritize the products/markets and competitive advantages it focuses on. It is important to compare and differentiate these strategies in order to choose one as a strategic recommendation. After thoroughly analyzing the data, three potential strategies have […]

The social rank of women in medieval Chinese history is generally seen through common glass throughout today’s uninformed students. But there is a stark contrast in this social position between Fu Hao and the ideal women described by Ban Zhao. The imperial historian Ban Zhao has constructed or at least compiled a set of rules, […]

Executive Summary: The project discusses China’s geopolitical, economic, cultural environment and financial system.Chinese communist party owned the power monopoly since 1949 and controlled centrally not only in politics, but also in finance, media and economy. In late 1970s, China shifted from a command economy to a more market-oriented economy and then enjoyed accelerating economic growth. […]

Dixon Ticonderoga 1. Why do you think that the Chinese apparently have a cost advantage in the production of pencils? a. Chinese apparently have a cost advantage due to the amount that they can sell pencils at. It may be due to the domestic competition, a rebate the Chinese offers for exports of pencils, and […]

In 1944, A. A. DeFehr began creating household furniture from his woodworking shop in the basement of his home. This solo operation soon turned into a booming business with expansion opportunities, but also encountered challenges along the way. In 1964, this one man business, turned into DeFehr Manufacturing Ltd (DML), consisting of 50 employees working […]

Geographic & Climate The island of Taiwan is located 120 kilometers off southeastern coast of Mainland China. Its geographical area coverage is bout 13,823 square miles. It is surrounded by the East China Sea on its north, South China Sea to southeast and Philippine Sea to the east. The shape of the island is similar […]

Executive Summary American businesses make assumptions about the transferability of their business, management, marketing, economic and structural models of organizing which frequently fail to take into consideration cultural differences. An example of the consequences of such an approach to intercultural business practice can be found in the Disney Corporation’s recent Chinese venture, now called Disneyland, […]

All of these events as a whole created a time of “rebellion, lawlessness, and foreign exploitation” (Andrea, 345) that plagued the Qing regime until the Revolution of 1911.Around 1839, Lin Zexu, an official of Emperor Daoguang, was sent to Guangzhou to morally persuade the people of China to stop the use and sale of opium. […]

Introduction China, with its vast population of 13 million, presents an alluring market for foreign investors seeking to capitalize on its open-door policy and increase their profitability. Despite the opportunities presented by this large economy, some companies have experienced losses while others have prospered from the vast economic pie. This article seeks to explore the […]