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Will Hutton’s: The Writing on the Wall: China and the West in the 21st Century—BOOK REVIEW

This book, The Writing On the Wall, by Will Hutton, is just great. It’s only flaw is that it’s at least 100 pages too long—and there is a specific 100 pages that could be cut out with nothing lost. Chapters 1-8 are as good as any

GS Show Final Day Questions and Related QC News

This new QC program that Wal-Mart is rolling out is not related to the show, but it is related to the questions on supplier qualifications and product QC. That a buyer as big as Wal-Mart is drawing a line in the sand is only going to be a

Oh, The Irony! Part 273

First, the irony of people who bought pirated software complaining about the fact that it still works but is not as pretty anymore just kills me. If I buy DVD’s on the street, I don’t complain that they don’t work, I kiss my 5RMB goodbye and wait

So, How Does the Carnage Look from Ground Level?

10/31 Halloween Update: A lot has been made of the seeming difference in my post here (it's bad and getting worse) and another good post on Shenzhen Undercover (it's been planned and happening for a while). China Law Blog and 3PL Wire both picked on

More New Buyer Questions

More Questions from New Buyers at the Global Sources Hong Kong Show:1. Q: If I’m small can I do the QC myself? A. Absolutely. The reason that you are here in China, at a show is because you know your product better than anyone else (or you don’

Week Two HK GS Sourcing Show Questions, Oct 20

More questions from the New Buyers Seminar at the Global Sources Sourcing Show in Hong Kong.1. Q: How do I get samples that are packaged correctly before the line work is done (or just by air at anytime)? A: Specify your packaging needs. Packaging for air and sea freight

China, the global financial mess and what it means for SME's

So, what’s really up with China and the Global Economy? Are they immune, hurting like everyone else, headed for collapse or what? Options include:1. They are fine and will see few if any affects from the world’s economic slow down.2. They are not only fine but

New China Buyers Q&A from the HK GS Sourcing Fair

Show Questions:1. Q: "How do you tie QC to payments to your supplier? "A: First, any 3PQC needs to be paid for by you, not your supplier. We’ve had people that have told us proudly that they negotiated the 3PQ be paid for by their supplier.

New Buyers Seminar--Electronics Sourcing Show Q&A

October 12, 2008Once again, I’m speaking to new buyers at the Global Sources Electronics Show in Hong Kong. If I may, I’m speaking at the good show, out by the airport, not the other one downtown. This is not just my own (biased) opinion, but rather the general

" And knowing is half the battle..."

UPDATE. Like many in China, I was on vacation this weekend when the Skype story broke. I'm a bit late to the party, but here are some additional links and great analysis at Rconversation and Imagethief.All I remember from the old G.I. Joe cartoons of the