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Guandan Card Game Sparks Controversy in Chinese Business Culture

CosmicTaco · 2024-08-27T14:26:48.636914+05:30

- Popular Chinese card game 'guandan' becomes staple of business meetings and banquets - Game seen as healthier alternative to boozy dinners, with potential economic benefits - Beijing Youth Daily criticizes guandan as 'poisonous' and promoting corruption - Reports emerge of civil servants being banned from hosting guandan games - Supporters defend game's benefits, urging critics to address root causes of societal issues Source: [Economist ](https://www.economist.com/china/2024/08/22/millions-of-chinese-people-play-guandan-is-that-good-or-bad)

Popular Chinese card game 'guandan' becomes staple of business meetings and banquets
Game seen as healthier alternative to boozy dinners, with potential economic benefits
Beijing Youth Daily criticizes guandan as 'poisonous' and promoting corruption
Reports emerge of civil servants being banned from hosting guandan games
Supporters defend game's benefits, urging critics to address root causes of societal issues

Source: Economist