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George Osborne has used his trip to China to praise the country for being "right at the forefront of medicine and high-tech and computing and high-tech engineering."
The Chancellor's praise of Chinese business may be unsurprising, as the country's rich history has given it a variety of proverbs offering pearls of wisdom on all aspects of life.
HuffPostUK found that many of the sayings could offer sharp guidance for entrepreneurs.