There are many precautions for giving gifts to foreign countries. For example, there are strict requirements for the occasion and form. The occasion of gift giving should be during an important event or the climax of the whole reception process.

Chinese leaders meet, welcome or send off banquets, the opening or closing ceremony of the conference and other occasions.

The ceremony of gift giving should be kept simple, and generally no separate ceremony is held. The way of gift giving is generally based on face-to-face giving. For a large number of foreign delegations and overseas participants of international conferences, a centralized announcement and room distribution can also be adopted, but this should be added to the gift package with business cards.

Gifts do not need to be given repeatedly.

In foreign-related dealings, there are “nine non-gifts”: a certain amount of cash and marketable securities.

Not accepting cash, marketable securities or items with an actual value exceeding a certain amount is not only a regular occupational taboo, but also regarded as a due move to fight corruption and promote integrity.

Natural jewelry, precious metal ornaments and other manufactured products.

The reason is the same as the first category. Medicines, supplements, health products.

In foreign countries, personal health conditions belong to “absolute privacy”, and giving medicines, supplements, and health products directly linked to health conditions to foreign parties is often not popular.

Items that offend the recipient.

If the variety, shape, color, pattern, number or meaning of the gift itself offends the recipient’s personal, professional, ethnic or religious taboos, it will make the gift fall short.

Items that are prone to misunderstanding by the opposite sex.

When giving gifts to the opposite sex, be sure to think thrice before acting. Do not make it self-defeating and mistakenly give the other party something to show love or a gift containing pornography.

Advertising and promotional items.

If you send an item with obvious advertising, propaganda or the logo of your unit to the other party, it will be misunderstood as an intention to take advantage of the other party, or take the opportunity to carry out political and commercial propaganda.

Items made of rare animals or pets as raw materials.

For the sake of maintaining the ecological environment and protecting rare animals, do not give such items in the international community.

Gifts that violate current social norms.

Current social norms not only refer to the current social norms in our country, but also include the current social norms in the country where the object of communication is located, so as not to cross the boundaries of law and morality.

Items involving state secrets and industry secrets.

In foreign affairs activities, our personnel must have a high degree of national security awareness and confidentiality awareness.

In addition, gifts should also pay attention to the packaging of gifts, especially in foreign-related exchanges. The packaging of gifts is also an integral part of gifts, and it is also within the scope of careful consideration. Finally, the timing of gift giving should also be appropriate, so as to achieve the best effect. The choice of gifts is also an important part of foreign-related gift giving etiquette, so when choosing gifts, we must adhere to the following principles: Gifts are not given to satisfy the desires of the other party, nor to show our wealth, but to express respect, congratulations, gratitude and condolences to the other party. The so-called “gift is light and affection is heavy”.

Therefore, it is not good at value, nor does it win by quantity.

The main thing is the intention of giving gifts, and the sincerity of the emotions.