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- According to the Asian consultant,Chin-Ning Chu,
- the Japanese people understand that the business world is
- a battlefield and the success of the Japanese economy
- influences the survival of the Japanese nation.
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- Japanese study the art of strategy from childhood on.
- The Western and Japanese cultures are different. Skill
- in deception is not a heroic quality to Westerners. The
- samurai, on the other hand may not have scruples about
- using deception to win. A sense of fair play has not
- been engrained in their culture.
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- Chu emphasizes that strategic thinking is a discipline
- exercised by people from all walks of life (see biblio-
- graphy in HELP section). In particular Asians are
- brought up with the "36 Strategies" of Sun Tzu. She
- provides examples of the application of each strategy:
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- 1 DECEIVE THE SKY AND CROSS THE OCEAN
- 2 SURROUNDING WEI TO RESCUE ZOO
- 3 BORROW ANOTHER'S HAND TO KILL
- 4 MAKE YOUR ENEMY WORK WHILE YOU WAIT AT LEISURE
- 5 USE THE OPPORTUNITY OFFERED BY A FIRE TO ROB OTHERS
- 6 DISPLAY YOUR FORCES IN THE EAST AND ATTACK IN THE
- WEST
- 7 CREATE SOMETHING FROM NOTHING
- 8 SECRETLY UTILIZE THE CHEN CHANG PASSAGE
- 9 WATCH THE FIRE BURNING ACROSS THE RIVER
- 10KNIFE HIDDEN UNDER THE SMILING FACE
- 11THE PLUM TREE SACRIFICES FOR THE PEACH TREE
- 12WALK THE SHEEP HOME,JUST BECAUSE IT IS THERE
- 13DISTURB THE SNAKE BY HITTING THE GRASS
- 14BORROW ANOTHER'S BODY TO RETURN THE SOUL
- 15ENTICE THE TIGER TO LEAVE THE MOUNTAIN
- 16IN ORDER TO CAPTURE ONE MUST LET LOOSE
- 17TRADE A BRICK FOR A PIECE OF JADE
- 18DEFEAT THE ENEMY BY CAPTURING THEIR CHIEF
- 19REMOVE THE FIREWOOD UNDER THE COOKING POT
- 10THE GUEST BECOMES THE HOST
- 21THE GOLDEN CRICKET SHEDS IT SHELL
- 22ACCUSE OTHERS OF MURDER BY MOVING THE CORPSE
- 23KILL THE ROOSTER TO FRIGHTEN THE MONKEY
- 24STEAL THE DRAGON AND REPLACE IT WITH THE
- PHOENIX
- 25ATTACK WHEN NEAR,BEFRIEND WHEN DISTANT
- 26THE HIDDEN MESSAGE
- 27PRETEND TO BE A PIG IN ORDER TO EAT THE
- TIGER
- 28CROSS THE RIVER AND DESTROY THE BRIDGE
- 29BE WISE BUT PLAY THE FOOL
- 30PROVOKE STRONG EMOTION
- 31THE BEAUTY TRAP
- 32THE EMPTY CITY
- 33ESPIONAGE AND COUNTERESPIOONAGE
- 34MUTILATE ONE'S BODY
- 35CHAIN LINKS
- 36ESCAPE IS THE BEST POLICY
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