According to Huang Ho-ming, firms the world over are drooling over the thought of China's cheap land and labor, and its enormous markets, but are hampered by their unfamiliarity with the language and culture. Even after making large investments of time and money in learning, they still don't understand how to liaise with Chinese officialdom or manage Chinese employees.
黃河明指出，全球外商對大陸的廉價勞力、土地，及廣大市場無不垂涎三尺，然而受限於文化和語言，外商往往交了大筆學費，還是搞不清楚該如何和大陸官方打交道、如何管理大陸員工。