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36 Strategies of the Chinese, The: Adapting Ancient Chinese Wisdom to the Business World

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It is not that Chinese strategize better; it is the fact that Chinese put down these wisdoms in text so that we can learn.

How do you know those Chinese business people are not using strategy? And do you know how much tried and failed badly. Only a few lucky ones managed to do it.

In the past, caveman age, all they need is to be strong and they can win. Later stage of the conflicts in Zhou and others, they knew that strength doesn't means all, strategies give them an edge to win.

In today, Many business people are capable of winning was due to the large vacuumed in the business world and not to forget their dedication in their work.

Now the market is saturated, Dedication is not the only factor to win. Strategies give you a better edge if you have it.

This book gave numerous examples and it can be remembered so that if one day we meet similar situations we can counter it effectively

I do not think it is appropriate to say which strategy is better or worse. It is also too hasty to claim that business is easy to conduct. 36 strategy is in Chinese mindset and is used in daily thinking. At least this book helps people know a different strategic culture.

Most of the Overseas Chinese who control business empires attended village schools and were not well-versed with classical Chinese strategies. Most Chinese strategies (those emanating from the old world) despised business and persecuted it. This book is a tenuous attempt to apply stuff "Chinese" to modern business situations. I thought we (I am of Chinese descent myself) were beyond that at this point. There is absoutely no evidence that the Chinese have better strategies -- and some evidence that business is difficult to conduct there. This book is little help and lot of hype.