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A Comparison of Body Language between China and English-speaking Countries With the development of inter-cultural communication, the role of non-verbal communication becomes more and more obvious, which means that the position of body language is also becoming increasingly important. Therefore, if we want to have a successful inter-cultural communication it is very necessary for us to understand the similarities and differences of body language in different countries. There are many examples which can show the similarities and differences between China and English-speaking countries. And the comparison of body language between China and English-speaking countries is a very complicated question for us to understand them drastically. And it is a very hard task for us to learn every body language of every nation and countries. So this article mainly takes some typical ones to explain the similarities and differences of body language between China and English-speaking countries. 3.1 The Gestures In stead of verbal communication, people can also communicate and express our thoughts by the movements and patters of hands and fingers. And that is called gesture communication. Gesture communication which is the core of non-verbal communication plays a very important role in the whole communication. But gesture has different meanings in different countries and different cultural backgrounds also give the same gesture different functions in communication. For example, Chinese people show the meaning of good by thumbs up and show the meaning of bad or poor by extending the pinkie. However, the situation in America is not the same. If Americans extend their thumbs up that means hitchhike. There are also some other typical examples can show the importance of gesture in inter-cultural communication. And following are the examples. Firstly, in China, people move their fingers around the temples it means they are thinking. But in America, if people move their fingers around thei