Dr. Matthew B. Christensen holds degrees in Chinese, international relations, and Chinese linguistics. In addition to directing the Chinese Flagship Center, which is a partnership among the federal government, education, and business that works to help graduates attain superior-level Chinese language and cultural skills, he is also Professor of Chinese in the Department of Asian & Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University. He blogs about his adventures exploring the wide-flung corners of China at intothemiddlekingdom.com.
"This makes a change from all the big-picture studies that
allegedly empower people who want to do business in Beijing.
Instead of once-over-lightly explanations of China's eternal
values, Christensen explains how to order dinner and get on with
people you need to know. There is a mass of information on business
etiquette and the routines of life…" —Stephen Matchett, The
Australian
"Based on his own experience of teaching and traveling in China in
the past decades, Christensen's book Decoding China serves as a
reminder to anyone who will be living, studying and working in
China that understanding the culture codes that help develop and
maintain relationships is more important than just mastering a
bundle of linguistic skills." --Shanghai Daily
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