This is a business Chinese textbook for foreigners learning Chinese, suitable for international students of advanced Chinese language programs and third-year (or above) undergraduates studying at Chinese universities. It is also suitable for students with equivalent Chinese proficiency in Chinese training classes or universities in countries other than China. It is composed of 15 lessons. Every lesson or every two lessons comprise one topic, covering the major areas that foreign businessmen take their business activities in China: China’s economic situations, investment environment, investment strategy, business management, human resources, market research, marketing strategy, international trade, and corporate culture. Each lesson comprises five units, namely intensive reading, reading, writing, interactive activities, and comprehensive exercises, which improve students’ proficiency in business Chinese from listening, speaking, reading, and writing perspectives and enhance their understanding of China’s economy and trade.

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Huang Weizhi, born in 1940 in Jiangsu and graduated from the Department of Chinese, Beijing Normal University in 1964, is a professor in University of International Business and Economics. She was awarded the prize for excellent achievement in philosophy and social science among Beijing colleges in 1992. Her publications include: Essentials of Chinese Poems (4 volumes), the Business Chinese Conversation series (elementary, intermediate and advanced), the TV series Chinese for Business (26 volumes), Business Chinese (26 volumes) broadcast on CCTV, and International Business Chinese (50 volumes) supervised by Hanban and Ministry of Education.