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Re:Guanxi by colordrops on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @01:30AM (#12537287)
So a form of multihomed tribalism?
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Re:Guanxi by random_comment on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @01:53AM (#12537396)
I would say, only if you would also call an ordinary friendship or example of nepotism in Western culture 'tribalism'.
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Re:Guanxi by faitswulff on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @09:03AM (#12539167)
Well, it's not without precedent https://www.amazon.com/Tribes-We-Need-You-Lead/dp/1491514736
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Re:Guanxi by random_comment on Thursday September 22, 2016 @10:52PM (#12561994)
I think anyone describing Chinese guanxi as simply 'tribal' should probably reflect on how the US elections look to an outsider.

Option A) The wife of a former president

vs.

Option B) A former close friend & financial donor to the same former president.

Chinese guanxi looks pretty tame compared to the US race for 'most powerful person in the world'. :-)

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