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Adapting to a Chinese workplace

OK, so the global economy has tanked and you’re considering going to work for a local company in one of the world’s only safe markets – China. But the reality is that fewer than 50 percent of foreigners who make... ...full story at Tim Johnson

from Tim Johnson on Fri, Feb 27 2009

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