n this discussion, we first review the 'content' of Chinese culture and its implications for consumer behavior, focusing on the norms, beliefs and values that Chinese cultural representatives are likely to hold and the conditions in which they are likely to be applied. In this context, we cite current research in consumer behavior to exemplify the implications of this discussion. We then turn to a discussion of the processes that Chinese consumers are likely to bring to bear on the interpretation of information and the judgments they make. Finally, we review a factor that influences both the content and processing of information that consumers are likely to encounter, namely, the language in which information is received and communicated. Although the work we review in this chapter was largely conducted on Chinese individuals, we also draw upon data obtained from other East Asian societies that are likely to be similar in terms of the characteristics we consider.