To outsiders, navigating business and social life in China can often feel like playing a game with an unwritten rulebook. At the core of this cultural complexity is a powerful, invisible currency known as “Face”—or mianzi (面子) and lian (脸)
To outsiders, navigating business and social life in China can often feel like playing a game with an unwritten rulebook. At the core of this cultural complexity is a powerful, invisible currency known as “Face”—or mianzi (面子) and lian (脸)