Chinanews, Beijing, July 6 – Two Chinese strangers might easily become, or as it appears to be, very “good friends” only after a couple of minutes talk. However, in fact, their relationship is very fragile. It may turn out that the two people might not contact each other any more for the rest of their life. On the other hand, Indian people are very cautious in selecting friends. Two Indians might not become friends even if they know each other very well. However, once they become friends, their friendly relations might last for life.Such is the difference between Chinese and Indian peoples in regard to their social contact mode, according to a report released by the Horizon Research Consultancy Group.The different social contact modes directly affect the way how people would set business rules and accumulate social assets. In regard to this issue, China actually falls behind India, the report concluded.“Chinese people seem to make a lot more friends from a wider range of circles than people in India, however the chance for them to transform their social network resources into a form of business assets is rather low, compared with people in India,” said Yuan Yue, president of the Horizon Consulting Group in an interview given to the First Financial Daily.When making friends, Chinese aim more at seeking fame and wealth, while Indians' social relations are bonded more by spirit and trust. Due to this difference, Chinese and Indian peoples are very different when they set up business rules. The results from operating these rules are also different, said Sumita Ghosh, an Indian economist.In doing the report, the Horizon Consulting Group investigated the social relation structures of 21 Chinese and 29 Indians. The result shows that among different kinds of social relations, the ratio among relatives, classmates, colleagues, and people they get to know in social public occasions is 7：4：4：6 for the 21 Chinese. For the 29 Indians, related ratio is 9：4：5：11.“Relatives tend to take a larger proportion in Chinese people's social rings, which greatly affects the operation of business rules and the effects these rules can achieve,” said Yuan.Chinese people rely more on their relatives in gaining social wealth and they tend to neglect people who have no blood relations with them. In business circle, this will sometimes make things become more complicated and changeable, Yuan said.The situation is frequently seen in bidding activities. During the bidding, those who can keep a close relationship with the bid inviting party are more likely to win the bid, because in this case, “friendly relations transcend business rules.”However, such things will rarely occur in India, as the report shows.