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Excuse my ignorance Dudesons

How is guanxi related to marriage?

There seems to be a lot of frustration with this phenomenon! do you agree?

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is the importance of Guanxi in business in decline

and most respondents appear to be non-Chinese - do the Chinese have a totally different perspective to foreigners re the utility and importance of guanxi?

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is the importance of Guanxi in business in decline

secondly the majority would like to see it eliminated however nobody seems to have a realistic way to achieve this?

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is the importance of Guanxi in business in decline

so is it fair to say the majority of respondents believe guanxi is not in decay in Yunnan?

Forums > Living in Kunming > Is the importance of Guanxi in business in decline

Hi
I want to thank you all for this input. It is excellent to hear all sides.

One comment that caught my attention was

'Guanxi serves a select few and the majority are tired of this crap and want this outdated system thrown away. They want fairness and equality and guanxi serves neither of these 2 values that the majority think is important.'

I agree and see my Chinese colleagues with this same frustration.

However how do you achieve this elimination? and do we really want to eliminate it completely?

I feel I've learned to treat my friends better in China and the west from my exposure of the guanxi phenomenon in China? They have done a lot of great favours in return?

Sure their are those that abuse and take advantage of others. How do we eliminate this and keep the good features of guanxi like enjoying strong real friendships?