Archive of Author: Michael De Clercq
June 7, 2019
In January I made a prediction on what would happen in March, namely: “… it will get better, … the new 25% tariffs will not be imposed and … previous tariffs will be reduced over time.” Time for me to eat humble pie. Here we are in June, and after...
January 25, 2019
USA businesses that buy Chinese goods are adventurers. They go to the other side of the world to secure supplies of low-cost products for their customers. They brave all sorts of challenges ranging from quality (whether it meets their expectations), price (whether they really got the best price), cost of...
November 20, 2018
Food, family, football, are all part of the Thanksgiving tradition. But the holiday means so much more than that. Think about it: it is one day reserved for the specific purpose of reminiscing about the positive things in life. We may take it for granted, but we should be...
May 6, 2011
China is an exciting tale. For those of us who have observed it for a long time, it is a tremendous success story of human endeavor. It is improbable too: thirty years ago no-one could have predicted such steady and spectacular economic rise. In fact, as far as I know,...