guanxi

suhteet|p, verkosto; guanxi (In the context of Chinese society) connection Connections; relationships; one's social or business network.

To open a new business in China you need guanxi.

Who would dare to drive around in a right-hand drive car that was so obviously stolen and smuggled into the country? The police, of course! And Communisty Party officials. And those with guanxi with the police.

By chance he'd happened to be in Hong Kong when Clayton had died, and his guanxi had smoothed out the paperwork that could have delayed things for weeks.

It should be noted that the existence of a basis for guanxi does not imply that such an alliance will develop.

Many foreigners claim to have guanxi with their Chinese counterparts; few actually do.