Overview In recent years, China is rapidly becoming the country that stole all the jobs from the United States. Perhaps there is something to be gained by looking at how the Chinese do things and what they consider important. The Cultural Revolution that occurred in China significantly changed the way Chinese people do things. Starting in 1966, this revolution put an end to the way “Old China” saw and did things. Mao Zedong had a different plan for China, wanting to take away the freedoms that the Chinese had experienced in previous years (Nakate 1). After Zedong's death, the Chinese people managed to return to what they were before. “Modern Chinese culture is a mixture of communism, economic changes, and ancient Chinese traditions” (Nakate 1). While I don't agree with communism, other things China has done for so long seem to work. Maybe it's just because people are so oppressed that they don't know any better. History is something that must be considered when looking at Chinese culture. “Consider the past and you will know the present” (Samover 82). This Chinese proverb clearly states that if you want to know what the present is like, you need to look at the past. In other words, a culture is defined by its history. The Chinese people have a market-driven economy that has helped them become one of the world's superpowers. They have become a major player on the world stage, which is indicated by the fact that China's GDP was the third largest in 2007, and I imagine it may have increased since then (Samover 84). The fact that they have become so powerful, in light of their communist background, is probably the driving factor behind the dislike of... half of the paper ......itedSamovar, Larry A., Richard E. Porter and Edwin R. McDaniel. Communication between Cultures. Australia: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning, 2010. Print."Cultural Insights: China." Chinese cultural worldview and business practices. IOR Global Services, nd Web. 07 May 2014.Nakate, Shashank. "Modern Chinese Culture". Hum. Buzzle.com, June 21, 2011. Web. May 7, 2014. Doctoroff, Tom. "China's Worldview: Three Timeless Truths." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, January 4, 2011. Web. May 7, 2014."Countries and their cultures." Culture of China. Advameg Inc., ndWeb. 06 May 2014."China: language, culture, customs and etiquette." The Translation Agency for a complete professional translation service. Kwintessential and Web. 07 May 2014."Language and communication in culture." Language and communication in culture. Np, nd Web. 07 May 2014.