Business Spotlight PLUS
China
Land & Leute
In our Global Business article (pp. 14–24), we take a closer look at China. Here, you
can test your knowledge of the world’s most populous country.
President Xi
Jinping and a
view of Beijing
from the
Forbidden CityFoto: photocosmos1/Shutterstock.com; iStockphoto/iStock.com- China facts
China is now the second-largest economy in the world. Choose
from the two alternatives to complete the sentences about China.A. There is/are ......................................... time zone(s) in China.- one 2. three
B. Besides being president, Xi Jinping is also .......................................... - prime minister 2. party general secretary
C. Beijing means .......................................... - “heavenly city” 2. “northern capital”
D. China is the .........................................-largest country in the world,
with an area of about 9.6 million square kilometres. - second 2. fourth
E. The new trade-corridor project connecting China with its
neighbours in the west is called the ......................................... Initiative.
1Belt and Road 2. New Silk Road
F. ......................................... of China’s ground water is so polluted that
it is dangerous to touch it. - 50 per cent 2. 70 per cent
- Chinese business culture A
Are the following statements about business in China true or false?True False
A. Small talk often begins with the question “Have you eaten?”
B. Receive a Chinese business card with your right hand.
C. A good-quality Swiss watch is an appropriate gift for a
valued customer.
D. If you are given a gift, do not open it immediately.
E. You should offer to pay a restaurant bill two or three times
even if you have been invited by a Chinese business contact.
F. Address someone with the name Wang Jong as “Mr Jong”.
G. If the Chinese nod their head, it shows they agree with you.
H. Chinese business people usually enter the room in
hierarchical order.