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Much of what you see in China is planned/fake to some degree (updated 30 Sept)

Update 30/09/08: others are noticing the contradiction between walking in space and the disasters on the ground in China. Many are saying that the solution is increased accountability within the system.____________I've said more than once that much of what you see here in China is

Recent Chinese Negotiation Tactics: Translated!

The following is a list of tactics presented by managers, bosses or engineers to me in meetings that we had regarding rejected product with a couple of large factories (more than 600 employees each) over the last month. The quotes and the “translations” are from meeting notes that I took

What's the point of getting angry if you don't have a solution to the problem?! (more on melamine and SME's)

After watching hours of the milk scandal news from China and stock market news from Hong Kong my Chinese wife said to me yesterday, “You know why China is the sick man in Asia? It’s because we are willing to kill ourselves for money.”The “boycott made in china”

What does the milk powder scandal mean for you, an SME, doing business in China?

I was interviewed by Public Radio’s Market Watch segment yesterday and their focus on the general economic conditions (downturn) headed into China got me thinking that there are certainly going to be more rather than less problems in the future. Specifically, Scott Tong asked me, in regards to the

Thailand #13, China #83

I mentioned on Wednesday that, despite the media that plays up every aspect of violence it can find anywhere in the world, the political crisis in Thailand will have little impact on business. Turns out I was right. More here and here too. Unfortunately, I also said (as a comment

So, how's the economy in China doing?

Last week, while negotiating some future opportunities, I had the boss of a potential supplier tell me that the slow down in the US (and the EU) is having no affect on China whatsoever. He then proceeded to tell me how strong the domestic Chinese economy was and that I

Elite China: Luxury Consumer Behavior in China—BOOK REVIEW.

Pierre Xiao Lu’s look into the luxury market in China is probably the best book on the topic you can buy. But even if you are not trying to break into the Chinese luxury market there is great value in this book—as a tool for understanding urban culture,

Things like this come in 3's

Like Junior Soprano claims, “things like this come in 3’s.” Maybe it’s true. For the first time today I saw a Bangkok license plate on a car in China. (I can't upload the photo for some reason, you'll just have to believe me that

Where to locate your factory? I've been to Shanghai once, China looks good.

Here's an interesting twist on the question: "where do you want to be? "OBAMA: “Everybody's watching what's going on in Beijing right now and the Olympics. Think about the amount of money that China has spent on infrastructure. Their ports, their train

"How the hell does anyone do business over here?!"* (or China vs. Thailand, pt.274)

So let me get this straight…1. If my factory makes a mistake I get stuck paying for it or lose my deposit or go to court just to get what I contracted for? Right.2. If my factory can’t hit the quality standards specified I get stuck with