CHINA

CHINA, AN INCREDIBLE WORLD

Mention some Cultural Aspects of China.

-          Guanxi: Means personal connections,  “You can not get anything in China without good relations”. It is not about what do you know, it is about who do you know. The right personal relationships are key, Chinese have to build it step by step.

-          Mianzi (Prestigse or social capital): the Chinese Society’s values are based on the human feelings, there you can not humiliate anyone, especially in public. Because that is making him looks bad in front of their superiors, and therefore he will lose face.

The concept of Face for the Chinese is very, very important. It means the reputation, the image or the prestige of a person regarding the society. For instance, they prefer to refuse or lose anything, if that will bring them more prestige for them and their family.

Knowing the concept of Face, it is also important to understand some key words just like “No problem”. It is because it could mean that there is really no problem or otherwise they said so in order to don’t make you lose face, just because you could not explain well your ideas.

Mention some etiquette norms for the chinese society and then for the formal meetings.

-Always be punctual: The Chinese are low tolerant with the unpunctuality, as they consider it as a lack of respect.

-Always greet first the most important person with the highest hierarchical charge of the group.

-If they greet you clapping, you have to response them clapping.

-The Chinese people dress up very formal.

-Avoid jokes

- Do not point with one finger, do it with your whole opened hand.

- In China is more important the use of last name at the beginning of the presentation rather than their name, as it is more important the name of the group, and consequently the lastname make reference to the group.

- The presentation cards should be given with both hands, in a way that the one that is receiving the card can read it. Also be very careful in the way you recieve their cards, if you dont give the card the importance that it deserves, it will be considered as a lack of respect.

RESEARCH QUESTION: What was the Apartheid and what is the role of Nelson Mandela?

The apartheid, which means "Separated",  was a racial segregation between white people and black people in the South of Africa. It lasted until 1992,  and its main idea was to maintain the power of the white minority, which represented only the 21% of the whole population.

Once we know about the apartheid, It is very important to meet one of the most important person in the South African History, Hes name is Nelson Mandela, the first black president after the end of the Apartheid. Mandela was an activist and politician anti-apartheid that was held in prison for 27 years for being consider as a traitor in 1962, however in 1990 he was released thanks to international pressure and domestic strikes. Then he joined the political negotiations that aimed to abolish the Apartheid and consequently establish the general elections for 1994, leading the ANC, Mandela became the first black president in the south african history. 

His government promoted the social reconciliation and the overcome of the poverty, the dismantling of any kind of legacy of the Apartheid and the establish of politics that promotes the equality.

Bibliography

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Mandela

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid

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