King&Wood Malleson's panel debate on culture and doing business in China

China Insight was invited to open a recent panel debate hosted by the law firm King&Wood Malleson focusing on the question of how to help Chinese business better integrate with Western culture.

Initiated by UK Society of Chinese Lawyers, the event drew on the experience of senior management from Chinese business in the UK, representatives from UK businesses as well as professional service providers such as lawyers, consultants and investment bankers.

The panelists discussed different topics within a cross cultural framework:
- What are the priorities of Chinese business operating in Western cultures?
- To assimilate with Western culture or to maintain Chinese identity, is there a balance?
- How do Chinese and Western businesses win each other's trust ?
- Is being fluent in each other’s languages sufficient, or is there something more than language?