The Influence Of Swatow Chamber Of Commerce On The Chaoshan Businessmen Networks(1904-1949)

Commerce in modem China affected profoundly by organization of the chamber of commerce.Reference research of network and study cases of Shantou chamber of Commerce and the network of Chaozhou commerce will help us to discuss the role of chamber of commerce in the commerce developing,and tell us what the formation mechanism chamber of commerce is.This paper based on Swatow chamber of commerce network and the Chaoshan businessmen network.It will probe into the influence of Swatow chamber of commerce network to the Chaoshan businessmen network by organization network,relationship network and commercial trade.Early Qing dynasty,Chaoshan businessmen external expansion through Red-first-ship-trade,their trade footprint all over the Chinese coastal and southern Asia area,they build many Merchant-guild-organization.It is the beginning of Coastal trade network.Through the developing of Modern commercial of Shantou,the interaction of overseas Chaoshan businessmen become increasingly frequent in hometown Shantou.As the most important businessmen organization,contacts between Swatow chamber of commerce and overseas chamber of commerce,Chinese Clan Association,and governments are close,it built an extensive organized connection network,and it became the hinge of the overseas businessmen.Swatow chamber of commerce integrated the relationship network of native Chaoshan businessmen,and it expanded the social circle.It also helped the institutionalization of the relationship of overseas Chaoshan businessmen.Swatow chamber of commerce maintains and expands trade network with its organization and relationship network.The three main path include:emigrant remittance is maintained,also commercial credit and credit system is maintained,they have to participate in financing.Second,business knowledge has to be disseminated,commercial inquisition has to be engaged,business information has to be exchanged.Third,committed to reduce cost in tax cost,transportation cost and policy Cost.Swatow chamber of commerce is a leading role in modern Chaoshan businessmen organization network.Chaoshan businessmen organization comprised an important part in connect businessmen.Today,Chaoshan businessmen also pay attention to constructing global Chaoshan businessmen network,so as the global Chinese business network.The history will helped.