Unraveling the mystique of the Chinese banquet

Classes help executives do business across cultures, Chen Yingqun reports.

Like many foreign businesspeople in China, John Bruijnooge knows there is much more to a Chinese banquet than just sitting down for a meal.

"There are a lot of unwritten rules, many I don't know about," says the Dutch executive, who regularly attends dinners with government officials and corporate executives around China.