I don't usually conduct business but when I do, It's responsibly.

China is a major contributor in offshoring affairs. They are primarily involved in software work, application development, testing, quality assurance, and localization. The State Council of the Chinese government has created 19 software parks under its “Torch Programme” (Sourcingmag). This plan had a variety of purposes; such as “[Promoting] the development of the country with science and education”, carry out the general policy of reform in order to open up to the outside world, bring into the light China's scientific and technological forces, take market for orientation, promote the commercialization of new high tech achievements, industrialize new high tech goods and internationalize new high tech industries. In my opinion I believe China wants to get more involved with the world economy and is doing so through electronics. Even though the business industry in China is very cheap, it is inevitable that America’s increased influence will change China’s economic and political environment.

Most companies get involved with offshoring in China due to their “low labor costs, cheap raw materials and relatively low costs of transportation” (Diva).  They fail to realize that the more they do business with China, the faster they will catch on and adapt to what they do. This means that China won’t be staying cheap for long especially if they get to a point where they need to start making more money. China is already moving away from being a “command economy” to more of a “market economy”. This will make the business environment over there even more unstable. Western companies are also changing. They are adapting to the Chinese environment by considering and respecting their culture, values, and ways of business.

The Chinese government views outsourcing as a preferred mode for “attracting, demanding, and gaining access to technologies from foreign firms as the ‘cost’ of entering the Chinese market.” But in order to get these aspects, both countries have to know the regulations required to do business with each other. Most countries, when outsourcing to China, don’t read their regulatory requirements and therefore, may end up not being allowed to do that certain kind of business over there. This is a huge problem with outsourcing to China because it’s like the other countries are taking advantage of them just because of their cultural business differences.

I completely understand that China is affordable for businesses overseas but companies have to be very careful. When a person sees a good deal, what do they do? They go for it. When a strategically smart person sees a good deal, they seek out all the terms and hidden fees before purchasing anything. That is exactly what business companies need to do with China. They need to know the Chinese regulations forward and backward before conducting business with them.  

Outsourcing with China may be a good deal right now, but that can and will change in the near future. China is adapting to western ways more than people are seeing. Their way of business will also start adapting as well. Outsourcing may be good but it can also hurt businesses on both ends. Western countries can not follow China’s regulations and lose a lot of money. China can adapt so much to the western ways, that they also start avoiding reading regulations of other countries and therefore lose money. In my opinion, it is all about respecting each culture and knowing exactly what you are getting yourself into before you do it.   

 

 

Work Cited

"Offshore Outsourcing to China." Offshore Outsourcing to China. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. http://www.sourcingmag.com/content/offshore_outsourcing_china.asp.

Johansson, Cecilia, and Elisabeth Reischl. "Offshoring to China." Diva-prtal. Baltic Business School, 2009. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:222631/FULLTEXT01.pdf.

"Publications." Offshore Outsourcing and Offshoring to China. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2014. <http://www.mofo.com/offshore-outsourcing-and-offshoring-to-china-11-15-2005/>.

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Speaking in my Mother-Tongue

There ain’t no such thing as standard english. Like, I can say what eva I want and still get what I’m tryin to say understood by who eva I’m talking to. I kno that in certain situations I have to speak formally but when I’m at home, I just be chillen and speaking with my mom this way. Yeah, I feel mad weird typin like this cause I kno in school, assignments are suppose to be written in a certain way. But I ask myself, what’s wrong with the way that I’m speakin now? All I did was just drop a few letters. I don’t necessarily speak straight black English like in June Jordan’s “Nobody Means More To Me Than You” essay. But I also understand why Orwell said, people take the meaning out of a sentence by adding all those big words. Like when people talk to me and start throwin in words that I have to go and look up afterward, they automatically lose my attention cause I don’t know what your sayin, and if you want to get technical, you prolly don’t even know what your sayin. Well I cant speak for adults cause most already been to college and have a lota education under their belts but if you are a teenager talking to me like you forty outside of class, I’m gonna lose you cause I’m in my regular mode right now and your killin my vibe.  So that’s why I’m saying, standard english ain’t real.

 

Well, that was quite a challenge typing in the way that I speak at home. Everything that I was saying felt wrong. I’m almost ashamed to post it. I know that I am supposed to embrace my language but I just don’t like to mix it with school. I think this assignment is very similar to Anzaldua’s experience because she also switched to multiple languages when coming into contact with certain people. In a way, this could be similar to June Jordan’s essay and structure of Black English but I don’t feel that the way I speak at home is complete Black English. I think that it falls in between what is known as Standard English and Black English. I say this because in June Jordan’s essay, Black English sounds more southern much like in the Color Purple. I know for a fact that I don’t speak like that. I like to consider the way I speak more of a city-like Black English, if that makes sense. In a way, it kind of felt good to be able to write the way that I normally speak but it was more weird and uncomfortable due to the fact that it is a school assignment. I think that I got my idea across very clearly with my language. I made sure to stay on point and not completely blind side my readers of what I was intending to do. I believe that society can live without Standard English as long as the citizens can clearly get their points across with their mother-tongue.

 

 

The Ukraine from China, Australia, and Africa's View!

   Global news stretches from one hemisphere to the next, especially when chaos erupts in an entire country. That is exactly what has been happening in the Ukraine for the past month. An uproar has been occurring and it seems as if the whole world is talking about it. Well, is the whole world talking about it? That's what I'm here to explore today. I'm specifically targeting China, Australia, and Africa just to see if the Ukraine is causing just the slightest stir in those places.
     According to " China National News" "Ukraine mission cut short by UN envoy after Crimea standoff". So in China they are aware of the fact that Crime has been invaded. They also know that United Nation's special envoy Robert Serry left the Ukraine after being taken hostage in a coffee shop. I have no heard this story in the news so here is something that America didn't know. Well the American citizens, I should say. China is aware that the European Union is "ready to provide $15 billion to Ukraine. China also knows that the west is considering sanctioning Russia if they don't stop military force in Crimea soon. So China has a pretty good Idea about what is happening to the Ukraine. Is Australia as caught up as China?
   Well, according to the Australian times, they don't have anything on the Ukraine. They didn't even have a small corner of the page saying something about Crimea or EU. I decided not to give up all hope on Australia and decided to search up another news paper from there and I stumbled across Brisbane Times. Brisbane times doesn't have much on the Ukraine but it does have something. It has a small video, about one minute and thirty seconds in length, about how "Crimean parliament votes to join Russia". This is not as much info as China has but it is something mentioned that China did not. So far out of my three selected country's, China is the most involved. Let's see if Africa can top them.
     In "Kenya Today" they state that "Russia to hold talks wih Nato in bid to avert war". So here, we find out that there is talk of war occurring. That will definitly bot be a good thing since weapons of mass destruction are easy to locate if you are a world power. This actually gives me the chills to think that WWIII could began with Russia and the Ukraine -_-. Africa is aware that the U.S has cut off ties with Russia until this whole situation is resolved. They also know that the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will be talking soon with, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov. Based on the article, it is clear that Africa is just as informed as China.
   Now you may ask your, why is the situation in Ukraine stressed more in Africa and China than in Australia? Well I believe that it is due to their geographical location. China is in Asia which is very close to Russia who is a main participant in the Ukraine crisis. Africa is neighboring the middle east which is neighboring the Ukraine. Africa and China are more in the region where the crisis is occurring so therefore they will hear about it more. Australia, on the other hand, is all by itself in the middle of the Indian Ocean and North Pacific Ocean so ofcourse it wouldn't phase them as much but it still is important to mention.