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Since China is a low-trust society, networking is far more important than in high-trust societies like most of the West (or Japan, for that matter). This is no
by dustintrex 5y ago
Since China is a low-trust society, networking is far more important than in high-trust societies like most of the West (or Japan, for that matter).
This is not unique to China, of course, but it does mean business, politics and even seemingly mundane things like healthcare and schools operate quite differently to what you might expect.
- yuy910616 5y agoYep, this is exactly it. It's not that networking is unique, is that such connection is often used to replace things like law, justice, or a simple queue. In my own experience, where I went to kindergarten was an outcome of who my grandma knew. Similarly, when I was sick and needed to see a doctor, I had to know someone who knew someone... Yes - it's similar in the west. But to say they're the same would be like saying 100M dash and marathon is the same sport.
- est 5y ago> like healthcare and schools operate quite differently I'd argue the reason you don't see much Guanxi in the America is because the best healthcare or school are already run by the private sector.