Not really, you could refute it by showing that cultural attitudes are the same everywhere. It is simply stating that across 1.5B people there is no certainty t

Not really, you could refute it by showing that cultural attitudes are the same everywhere. It is simply stating that across 1.5B people there is no certainty that a cultural assumption (especially from an occidental viewpoint) should hold. I should perhaps backtrack to emphasize that HK generally has much greater transparency and adherence to law than mainland China, and I would have no hesitation is choosing a HK firm to do work. I just think they had inexperienced people and stuffed up. Great mainland Chinese concept to study: xiaojinku, little company slush funds for rewards, gifts, making and receiving bribes, and rainy days. All part of guanxi.