10 more reasons why driving in China is like doing business in China. While some don’t like this analogy, the more I drive the more appropriate I find the analogy. My first installment of Driving and Business is here. And more on driving tests in China here.My theory

READER QUESTION: I have been approached by some Chinese businessman who are requesting that I source and import some items from Europe. I do not have a registered company, but I am able to orchestrate the affair. I am currently in China, but I would really appreciate some insight into

Over the past three weeks I've had the opportunity to speak to hundreds of people at 8 different shows in Guangzhou and Hong Kong--that's significant because it means that even over Passover/Easter weekend there are more buyers coming to the HK shows than we&

Once again, it's time for our bi-annual shameless self promotion event, otherwise know as the SRI Spring Public Speaking Schedule. Below are links to where you can find me and also new SRI content over the next 30 days.First, the latest issue of the CISC China

Just this last week we’ve had a few events that I considered fairly typical for China but that each shocked our clients and sent them panicking (the price for telling the truth is the “damage control” necessary afterwards). Heres what happened and what we did.First, The factory totally

A factory owner related to me the reality of the current situation in China--we were complaining about quality, nothing new here. They were complaining about how strict our QC was, also nothing new. But what was new was the request from the owner--he said: "you need to