UNKNOWN CHINA
TERRITORY      9.6 million sq.km (6.5% of global territory)POPULATION    1,35 billion(July 2009)
What comes to your mind firstwhen you hear about China?
China, as we imagine it
Postcard China, labels & stereotypes
China,       reality check
The country of contrast
From shiny cities…
To sacred mountains…
To weirdest 			peculiarities…
When the story began   3000 years ago…the world was different
Chinese national self-awareness:                 writing	                     language                                   shared values
Respect for     the state and ranksrituals and ceremonies			 education					the ancestors
Respect for the state          	   	 				and Authority
Respect for 					education
Confucianism at the                              base of the social order
National Character               (special features)
The Fear of Losing Face
Go West!
The Dragon Economy
If it can be made, we can make it …
Economy Q1 GDP growth 11.9%
Unemployment & overproduction
Bubble Trouble
40% DownpaymentMortgage
$ vs. ¥
Business a la China
Meet me at the market,        near Gucci stand
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Travel China
Beijing
Luoyang & Shaolin
Shanghai
Shanghai
Hangzhou
Suzhou
Xi’An
Sichuan
Tibet
Tibet
Guilin
Hong Kong

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