Just spent a week in the US—a family wedding, chocolate Easter eggs galore and some visits with clients. While I was there I was asked by just about everyone that finds out I’m in China if they should move their business into China for sales, production or both.

Check out this report about a land owner in Chongqing. She is already quoting the newly past property laws (past just over a week ago) in her defense of her home. Can you believe that this ever even got this far in China? I can’t—I’d love to

More “learning experiences” today as we negotiate with factories. So that means there’s more to share on working with factories.1. Way too much trust from West to East. This comes back to me almost daily. I assume that everyone starts off on equal ground and that I can

No matter how long I’m here, this will always be one of the things that I just can’t stand. Maybe I’m just too American. Maybe it’s just that I hate negotiating the same thing over and over again, but I just hate this part of doing

That’s it! I’ve had it. I’m so tired of reading books about how the US will soon become a second rate country (if it’s not already) and how this is the new Chinese Century. Give it a rest! We’ve heard you all—over and over

Had a couple of great conversations with a camera factory and the Chinese customs yesterday. We are ordering some disposable cameras and got a “Kodak” sample from one of the factories that we talked with. We immediately called them to see about ordering the “Kodak” camera since the price was