Alcohol can lubricate dealmaking and consensus-building around the world, but it’s particularly powerful in China. Eighty-two percent of young Chinese say drinking is essential for career development, according to a 2013 China Youth Daily survey. Sometimes it’s part of the college curriculum (link in Chinese). Even some job interviews involve drinking.
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