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The pearl of wisdom in the title came from my Chinese neighbor in a conversation he and his wife had with my wife about a week ago.  A Chinese man of about 65 years of age, he is a multi millionaire who made his money importing machinery from the US and UE into China over the last 20 years.  He said, when asked about his experience, that the single most important lesson that he learned in int

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All the Tea in China is a 21st century version of Mr.

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Since I’ve been at factories and solving project issues all week, I’ve not had time to write a “real” blog–so here is another of my (usually) tri-weekly news links list.  Enjoy.
1. China on President Elect Obama

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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—

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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 good thi

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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 a couple of months till it comes out on iTunes.  But everyone online in China is

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10/28 AM UPDATE: Like I said, “Bad and getting worse.”  This morning Will Hutton (author of The Writing on the Wall) and even the China Daily agree.

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More Questions from New Buyers at the Global Sources Hong Kong Show:

1.    Q: If I’m small can I do the QC myself?

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There has been a recent plethora of news regarding the effects of the global recession on the Chinese export industry, especially in Shenzhen. Many articles have been devoted to bigger factories that used to produce toys, furniture, other consumer products while employing thousands and thousands of workers closing down.

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Why is it so hard to find a good company to work for in China???

Does integrity exist?

What ever happened to rewarding people for their honest hard work?

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