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Products Made in China, Standards Set in America

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The ‘Made in China’ mentality is something that the Western world has become very accustomed to since China “opened for business” in the 1970’s. Unfortunately there have been numerous instances throughout the years since that have shaped this view, and many do not shed a positive light on foreigners' impressions...

“Made in China” for Christmas

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Yes, Christmas is upon us soon. And I am expecting my grown children and their friends to spend time at home with us in the USA at the end of December. So guess what I did to entertain myself this weekend? I assembled a knocked-down foosball table I just bought....

How to Deal with the Challenges of Sourcing in China

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"The purpose of Alibaba's existence is not to defeat others, but to make the business worldwide more and more transparent and fair, we hope there is no corruption in commercial circles." "我们并不想战胜谁,打败谁,我们希望世界上的生意越来越透明公正,商界没有腐败." -Jack Ma-CEO of Alibaba Corporation Under the leadership of the ambitious CEO, Jack Ma, Alibaba created a miracle...

Is the China Manufacturing Industry Losing its Competitive Edge?

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The Confucian concept of Yin and Yang is a concept that the Chinese are not only comfortable with, but attempt to apply to their business, lives and society. The contradiction of equal forces and the pulling in two different directions balances one. China has not seen much balance since Deng...

Don’t Let the Chinese Holiday Schedule Take Your Production by Surprise

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About the Holidays A major complaint and hurdle that foreign companies encounter with China manufacturing and China Sourcing is delays of final delivery dates. It is not unusual for a delivery to end up being made 2 weeks later than expected by the buyer. However, most of these delays are...

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