The emergence of China as an economic superpower

Hehe, that should be "top 4 American stereotypes of Chinese people". How would people's opinion change if they knew the reality of the creativity-killing educational system, irreverence for historical artifacts and sites, parent-child relations loaded with guilt and punishment, and the Communist work ethic?

Didn't notice until just now that you have a son named Micah. Disclaimer: I'm not him :)

Micah,
Thanks for visiting and taking the time to leave a message.

Great name, BTW.

You are right...these are stereotypes but nonetheless...they are the results that the survey revealed.

People just plain don't know sometimes - Americans don't know about Chinese and Chinese don't know about Americans.

"But then nearly everyone works harder than most Americans"

Great, I guess that's why my mother worked three jobs to help raise our family after my father fell into a coma. I guess that's why my grandfather worked himself to death in his small businesses. And I suppose this is why studies have shown Americans work more hours and take less vacation than nearly everyone in the Western world.

Your knowledge of average working Americans seems to be as poor as China's human rights record. I don't blame you, however, if you attempt to remove your lips from your government's buttocks you'd probably end up in prison.

By the way, I love Chinese people. Some of my dearest friends are Chinese.

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments, Steven.

The key word here is MOST... and there seems to be a generation gap here as well.

Perhaps you would agree that working LONG does NOT equal working HARD.

I always appreciate another point of view.

I hope you will visit again.

Good top fours. however, none of these values would help us, the chinese, making it to the top in Corporate America. From the four traits, all I saw was a dedicated, highly skilled and probably loyal labor. Many of our traits are suitable for management positions. Unfortunately, westerners don't recognize them; and us Chinese are not very good at marketing ourselves.

Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment, Michelle.

Your point about the Chinese not marketing themselves very well is right on!

I, too, think I work very hard, but I don't market myself so well...and consequently people I work with don't understand me.

Good point! and thanks for sharing.

Quote(Micah)"and the Communist work ethic?"
I assume those people know that some rich europen countries, they are having high tax rate to rich people and a good social welfare system. When talking with them, they are quite proud at their system that is more like a real communist system. The situation in China now is more and more like capitalism. And now the ethical standard is actually dropping in China...Money is playing more important role now.

"... seems to be as poor as China's human rights record. I don't blame you" (quote from steven)
Hehe, this is a quite common statement when discussing at any topic about China with a western guy/woman from my observation. It seems it could give more power to win in the discussion for one side, hehe (sounds funny but it is). It mostly conducted from the public propaganda in past. Now people in China can express their opinions more freely to public than the past. When talking human right, your government probably is not clean as well if you watch news often, by the way suggest maybe watch BBC news. No offence here just one opinion.

No government is perfect...no person is perfect for that matter. But just because someone falls short in one area it doesn't mean they can' excel in another.

Human rights and business dealings might/should be kept separate, especially when discussing opinions about one or the other.

Nearly everyone works harder than Americans??? Please don't let my husband hear that;he worked 12 hours a day all his life, and most Americans work just as hard and as many hours. How do you think we got this country???

JD