There have been countless articles written on how the end of cheap China will mean the end of foreign companies going to China, but that has barely happened at all. This article, “Analysis: Investors make $100 billion bet on China’s drive up value chain,” by Kevin Yao of Reuters, nicely encapsulates what is going on… Continue Reading
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Foreign Companies In China: A Chasm Between Big And Small.
Posted in China Business, Legal NewsDavid Wolf is someone who just “gets” China and I lap up what he writes about it and I nearly always agree with it. He wrote something the other day on his Silicon Hutong blog to which my first reaction was along the lines of “amen brother, I need to write on this.” What he… Continue Reading
China: Small Is The New Big, Part II
Posted in China BusinessA recent San Diego Union Tribune article, entitled, “Santee go-kart maker cuts costs with shop in China, but move still tricky,” is a great example of how small manufacturers can thrive in China. The article’s theme is that China outsourcing is not just for big companies and its focus is on Electra Motorsports in Santee,… Continue Reading
China: Small Is The New Big
Posted in China BusinessSmall is the new big in China too. I borrowed that phrase from Seth Godin, from whom I often borrow. Godin is one of the best and certainly one of the most entertaining of all marketers. To grossly summarize his marketing thesis, it is that companies must find a story that connects them to their… Continue Reading
The Business Basics For SMEs Doing Business In China
Posted in China BusinessWhen it rains it pours. I know I have been writing a lot lately on what it takes to succeed in doing business in China, but all of a sudden there has been so much good writing on this that I would feel remiss not to put it out there. Anyway, I just came across… Continue Reading
China is Booming — Go There for Growth
Posted in China BusinessThe New York Times just ran an article, entitled, “Chinese Economy Grows to 4th Largest in the World,” which muses that by most measures, China is actually third largest. Today’s International Herald Tribune ran what could be seen as a complementary article, entitled “World’s CEOs Focus on China for Growth More than Cost.” This article… Continue Reading
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