Review focus: "Reading English-language translations of Chinese laws and policies, particularly new ones having to do with economic and business reforms, can be misleading, and foreign businesspeople are advised to approach them with caution."

Boye Lafayette de Mente is one of our regular monthly columnists at the Asian Business Strategy and Street Intelligence Ezine. A noted author with over 30 years of experience in China, Japan, Korea and other Asian countries, Boye's tips on doing business in Asia are both pragmatic and enlightening. Some material is taken from Boye's many books exploring Asian cultural and business, business etiquette, customs, and language.

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