Amplification: I speak read and write Chinese, and have been obsessed with US-China engagement and understanding since I was 16.

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That prompted the Chinese technology giant to write an open letter to the US authorities earlier this year asking them to conduct a probe into its operations and settle the issues.

BBC: Huawei products

He got his career start after being recruited by Chinese entrepreneur Joe Chen to write code at ChinaRen, an early version of social networking.

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Only a few years ago, Chinese outfits preferred contracts you could write on the back of an envelope and wriggle out of at will.

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His wife, Millie Chu-Baird, is Chinese-American but can't read or write Mandarin, having grown up in Columbus, Ind.

WSJ: To Improve Kids' Chinese, Some Parents Move to Asia

Former US Treasury Secretary and Goldman Sachs CEO Hank Paulson has announced that he intends to write a book demystifying doing business with the Chinese.

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Two hundred members of a Chinese family are reportedly changing surname because the character used to write it is so rare computers do not recognise it.

BBC: Chinese jettison rare surname unrecognised by computer

For many Chinese the very basics of the English language, such as the characters we write with, are new.

BBC: Doing Business in China

Ask your hotel concierge to write down addresses for taxi drivers, and remember to take a hotel card with the address in Chinese characters for the return trip.

ECONOMIST: Business travel