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'''Ganqing''' () is an important concept in Chinese social relations which is loosely translated as "feeling" and is related to the concept of ''guanxi''. ''Ganqing'' reflects the tenor of a social relationship between two people or two organizations. One can speak of having good ''ganqing'' meaning that two people have a good rapport or deep ''ganqing'' meaning that there is considerable feeling within a social relationship.
The term ''ganqing'' is often seen in comments by the government of the People's Republic of China, and is often mistranslated when used in this context. Often one will see a statement that an action "hurts the feelings of the Chinese people." This statement is better translated as an action "disturbs the relationship with the Chinese people." When used in this context the statement is actually implicitly threatening that should the action continue, that cooperation would not be forthcoming in the future.