To understand the ethical principles of these religions;
To study its influence on business and the Sinic Economic
Area;
To analyze the profiles of Confucian and Taoist entrepreneurs and companies;
To define the characteristics of the Sinic Economic Area;
To explore the economic and political relations of the Sinic Civilization with the other civilizations (Western, Hindu, Buddhist,
Islamic and African);
To understand the processes of economic integration and the main Organizations related to the Sinic Economic Area;
To know the economic profile of the countries of influence of the Sinic Civilization.
This course contains exercises that are evaluated, which the student must work out and pass to obtain the Diploma of the Professional Course: “Taoism, Confucianism and Business”
issued by EENI Global Business School.
“The Benevolence is not to do to others what you would not want to be done to yourself” Analects XII-1 (Confucius).
Modules of the Course - Taoism, Confucianism and Business.
Companies with Taoist influence. Chang Yung-fa (I-Kuan Tao). Director of Evergreen (Taiwan).
3- Other religions in China: Islam, Christianity and Buddhism
Buddhism in China: the most important religion in China (even though China is a secular country);
Christianity in China (67 million);
Islam in China;
Shamanism.
Note: the analysis of Buddhism is not done in this course, but in the course on Buddhism.
4- Sinic Economic Area
The religions of China (Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism) and their relationship with the Sinic Civilization;
Sinic Economic Area
China as the central state of the Sinic Civilization;
Countries of the area of influence of the Sinic Civilization: China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam
Although Buddhism is the majority religion in Japan, the influence of Taoism and Confucianism is very significant in the Japanese culture as well as in Shintoism;
North Korea has historically been a country of influence of the Sinic Civilization. However, the communist dictatorship
impedes freedom of religion.
The expansion of the Sinic Civilization in Africa (sinicization
of Africa);
The Diaspora of the Sinic Civilization.
Chinese businessmen and companies;
Economic integration of the Sinic Economic Area;
Interactions with the other civilizations;
Economic Organizations related to the Sinic Economic Area.
This Course is aimed at executives and companies wishing to do business in
China (a BRICS Country, the largest market in the world), a market where the
influence of Taoism and Confucianism (as well as Buddhism) is
fundamental.
Taoism and Confucianism, Yin and Yang, responsibility and freedom,
represent the two poles of the Chinese society; like the Yin and Yang, Confucianism
would not exist without Taoism, and vice versa. These two traditions of
wisdom, along with Buddhism and Shamanism are part of the Sinic Civilization and its entire area of influence: the Sinic Economic Area: China, South Korea,
Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam
China is a member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Programme formed by Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia (Buddhist country).
Hindu Civilization: China-India Regional Trading Agreement;
Orthodox Civilization: China-Moldova agreement, China-Eurasian
Economic Union agreement;
Multi-civilizations Agreements: China is a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) formed by Muslim countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) and Russia (orthodox country).
Political-economic interactions of South Korea with other
civilizations: