I would like to clarify that I'm not painting all Chinese people with the same brush . . . I grew up with a lot of Chinese people who would never do business in such a manner, but a majority of those I knew were raised in California, not in China.
I have since met a number of Chinese people, born and raised in China, who are not cut from that cloth, and whom I would have no trouble trusting. Which, to a large extent, explains why they are no longer in China.
But the Chinese government I don't trust as far as I could throw the Great Wall, and the majority of Chinese businesses are right there with them . . . not trustworthy.
They'll make an agreement and break it in the same breath.
Steemit definitely need more people like you :)I love to see how responsive you are @crescendoofpeace
"In China, if you can profit from screwing someone over in business, that is simply good business, and there are few or no consequences."
I actually believe that you're right. Im living surrounded by Chinese nationals on a daily basis and I can tell that they would not hesitate (most of the time) to do what you just mentioned. Their "moral compass" is quite different from ours.
"They'll make an agreement and break it in the same breath." -> I have exactly same impression. I really don't understand how our government can trust them that much and outsource printing our own currency. Just surprissed.
Yours
Piotr
It's difficult for the Western mind to comprehend just how different the Eastern mind can be, and how little we have in common in some areas.
We want to assume commonality of purpose, but sometimes, it simply isn't true, and just makes us naive.