Culture clash complicates China's Brazil push

[The Brain]

Chinese do not want change. Last time they got rid of the regime they got decades of civil war followed by a Communist takeover. No one wants that.

[Tonitrus]

I get the impression that Koreans are probably a little more laid back than Chinese.

What do you base that on?

Mass media.  So really, not much. 

But then, I figure if you're a mostly free society and not a communist society, you gotta be at least a little more laid back.

[Monoriu]

My impression is that Chinese, Japanese and (South) Koreans all work very long hours. 

[jimmy olsen]

My impression is that Chinese, Japanese and (South) Koreans all work very long hours.

Koreans work tons of hours, but from my friend who worked in both says that the Japanese somehow managed to work more (and were much more productive).

[Neil]

I don't think China will come anywhere close to dominating the world.  That's not desirable, not practical, and frankly meaningless.  The real risk to you guys, is China engaging in a race to the bottom in terms of labour and environmental practices, dragging everybody else down

Why?  They won't be dragging us down.  The second that China starts to negatively affect our standard of living, rather than propping it up, there would be an embargo.

It's the rest of the Third World that would suffer.  And Poland.

[Jacob]

Why?  They won't be dragging us down.  The second that China starts to negatively affect our standard of living, rather than propping it up, there would be an embargo.

It probably won't be as clear cut as all that. For some people the standard of living will increase, for others it won't. There'll always be some people able to profit from a race to the bottom.

[Neil]

Why?  They won't be dragging us down.  The second that China starts to negatively affect our standard of living, rather than propping it up, there would be an embargo.

It probably won't be as clear cut as all that. For some people the standard of living will increase, for others it won't. There'll always be some people able to profit from a race to the bottom.

Perhaps, but it's a matter of how many, and do they live in swing states.

[HisMajestyBOB]

My impression is that Chinese, Japanese and (South) Koreans all work very long hours.

True, but most of those hours also include going drinking with the boss