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Meetings and negotiations with Chinese counterparts

Interpreting and negotiation at meetings you have arranged, what to check in a contract before signing, and who can bind the company across the table.

Reading path Meetings and negotiations with Chinese counterparts You have meetings arranged with a Chinese counterpart, or a contract on the table. These pages cover the room and the paper: what an interpreter does and does not do, what to settle before you sign, and who can actually bind the company across the table. answer What does a negotiation interpreter do in a China business meeting? The difference between interpreting and negotiating on your behalf. answer What should I check in a China contract before signing? The commercial points to settle before signature. answer Which language version of a bilingual China contract prevails? What happens when the two language versions differ. answer What is a company chop, and why does it matter more than a signature? Who and what can bind the company you are meeting. When you want it handled: Negotiation Support On your side of the table, negotiating on your instructions: from US$1,200/day, dates agreed on booking. See the service Every answer is in the answers library; longer analysis is in the insights and the guides. Reading up, but want it applied to your case? Book a 45-minute consult. We map your situation to the right process, tell you honestly what is and is not possible, and give you a fixed fee. No obligation. Book a consult · US$120 Credited in full against any service you go on to book.