Chinese problem-solving often favors indirect approaches over direct confrontation of problems. Rather than attacking problems head-on, strategic problem-solving may work around them, change the conditions that create them, or make them irrelevant.
This reflects strategic traditions emphasizing that the best victories are won without direct battle—by creating conditions where objectives become achievable. Indirect approaches often prove more effective because they avoid the resistance that direct confrontation triggers. When solving problems in Chinese contexts, consider indirect paths alongside direct approaches. Can you change the conditions creating the problem?
Can you work around obstacles rather than through them? Sophisticated problem-solving identifies creative paths that direct attack would miss.
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