China is on everyone's lips today. They talk about him and argue about him, he is criticized and accused, he is admired and imitated. Everyone who enters into relationships with the Chinese is faced with “Chinese wisdom.” As soon as you get to China, a centuries-old mechanism is automatically activated, aimed at gaining your trust, making you not just your friend, but also your supporter. You come to China with your goals, and leave reoriented to Chinese opinion. Life in China is filled with so many small nuances and surprises that it is impossible not only to prepare for them, but even to predict them. The Chinese have accumulated experience over centuries - centuries of survival, expansion of living space and squeezing out the “barbarians.” Previously, the book was published under the title “China and the Chinese. What guidebooks are silent about.”