La Cina è già qui

Giada Messetti

La Cina è già qui

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Cold war, or hot peace? Relations between East and West have always been complex, as they have always been based on prejudices and misunderstandings. China is one of the most distant and impenetrable countries in the world, defined by thousands of years of self-isolation, an almost indecipherable written language, and a deeply rooted culture, steadfastly resisting dilution, while globalisation threatens the very survival of most ancient cultures of the world. Against the backdrop of a planet which has never before been so interconnected, trying to understand the Chinese universe - its attitudes, its beliefs, and the feelings that guide them - means accepting that there is more than one way to live. Ultimately, the solution to any culture "clash ” is likely neither by means of infiltration, nor assimilation, but through mutual respect for our combined and infinite wealth of complementary, cultural values.

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Analysis and key concepts

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Chinese literature defines the spirit of the entire population

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How Chinese writing overcame the obstacle of modern technology

03.

Understanding a different culture is difficult from the outside

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If you want to do business in China, you must adhere to guanxi

05.

Promote social harmony and be helpful to save face

06.

Fear of shame dictates government behaviour

07.

Enormous power is needed to manage enormous challenges

08.

Why the Chinese “copy things”

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Chinese cuisine is a perfect mirror of the country’s culture

10.

Daoism, the second dominant belief system in China

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To deal with the dragon, we need to understand its background

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Quotes

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Take-home message

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Many useful tips to:

  • Get to know a culture which is completely different from the West.
  • Understand that there is an enormous mental and ethical divide between “us” and them”.
  • Begin to imagine a world in which different cultures can coexist and complement one another.
  • Go beyond the stereotypes that define China as “strange and hard to understand.”

Giada Messetti is a sinologist from Friuli, in the north of Italy. She lived in China for many years, and worked from there as a foreign correspondent for Rai, and the newspapers Corriere della Sera, and Repubblica. She currently writes the Rai3 program #CartaBianca, and writes news reports on Chinese current affairs for Rai’s Radio1. Whilst her job is to report the latest news about China, her particular focus is on the human, psychological aspects of the country’s culture.

Publishing house:

Mondadori

Year:

2022

Pages:

152

ISBN: