Most　studies　of　software　outsourcing　focus　on　how　to　manage　the　outsourcing　from　the　perspective　of　the　outsourcer,　i.e.,　a　company　issuing　a　subcontract.　There　are　few　studies　of　outsourcing　presented　from　the　viewpoint　of　the　supplier,　i.e.,　a　company　receiving　a　subcontract.　Since　more　and　more　Chinese　software　companies　are　getting　software　outsourcing　subcontracts　from　all　over　the　world,　it　is　important　to　investigate　how　software　outsourcing　projects　are　actually　performed　in　China,　and　to　identify　possible　enhancements.　Our　study　has　collected　data　by　a　questionnaire-based　survey　from　53　finished　projects　in　41　Chinese　software　suppliers.　The　results　show　that:　1)　Differences　in　natural　languages　may　not　be　the　barrier　of　Chinese　software　suppliers.　2)　Email　is　most　used　to　discuss　development　related　issues,　while　face-to-face　meetings　are　mainly　used　to　discuss　management　and　requirements　issues.　3)　The　main　reasons　for　overtime　work　at　the　Chinese　suppliers　are　design　or　requirements　changes　initiated　by　the　outsourcers　and　the　suppliers＇　initial　underestimation　of　the　effort.　©　Springer-Verlag　Berlin　Heidelberg　2007.