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.

"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.

An insider reveals what can—and does—go wrong when companies shift production to China In this entertaining behind-the-scenes account, Paul Midler tells us all that is wrong with our effort to shift manufacturing to China. Now updated and expanded, Poorly Made in China reveals industry secrets, including the dangerous practice of quality fade—the deliberate and secret habit of Chinese manufacturers to widen profit margins through the reduction of quality inputs. U.S. importers don’t stand a chance, Midler explains, against savvy Chinese suppliers who feel they have little to lose by placing consumer safety at risk for the sake of greater profit. This is a lively and impassioned personal account, a collection of true stories, told by an American who has worked in the country for close to two decades. Poorly Made in China touches on a number of issues that affect us all.

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.

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.

A pocket dictionary with vital vocabulary, phrases, and information for travelers. Filled with common Chinese Mandarin phrases and everyday vocabulary, this is an easy-to-transport dictionary that is perfect for vacations or business trips. Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book Chinese is organized by subject, making it is easy to find relevant information including transportation, food, shopping, sports, and health care. Each word has a pronunciation guide to ensure proper communication. From the always useful "What time is it?" question to more complex business vocabulary, this guide has everything you need to communicate in a foreign language. This book also comes with a 2,000-word mini dictionary for quick reference during conversations. Essential packing for travelers, Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book Chinese ensures they will never be at a loss for words.