Catherine Hua Xiang is a linguist, author and corporate culture thought leader. She is director of the Confucius Institute for Business London and program director for International Relations and Chinese at the London School of Economics. She is the author of “Harmony in Differences: An introduction to politeness in intercultural communication,” published in June 2026.
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