From The Globe and Mail: How Pinnacle got a dinner date with Zijin
So, for that matter, do breakfast and dinner and stops for sustenance in between, says Pinnacle Mines Ltd. president Andrew Bowering. He found one of the cultural nuances he had to grasp about doing business in China was that regular meals were as important to the process as boardroom negotiations.
“The Chinese won’t just do a deal just because it’s a good business deal, they’ve got to like you, there has to be a relationships there, you’ve got to get along,” says Mr. Bowering, 46. “At first, you don’t even talk business.”
