Thailand

By Richard Han

THE flight from Shenzhen to Bangkok was canceled yesterday after anti-government protesters stormed Suvarnabhumi airport in the Thai capital.

Shenzhen International Airport said it had canceled the Asiana Airlines service and would resume the flight only after the situation in Bangkok had improved.

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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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So, what’s really up with China and the Global Economy?
Are they immune, hurting like everyone else, headed for collapse or what?  Options include:
1.    They are fine and will see few if any affects from the world’s economic slow down.

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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

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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 if I didn’t believe him, he could show me one million RMB right then and there.  When I mentioned that most of our supplie

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Like Junior Soprano claims, “things like this come in 3’s.”  Maybe it’s true.

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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 lower quality goods, or no goods and no refund?  Right again.

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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 lower quality goods, or no goods and no refund?  Right again.

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I’ve written a number of times about Inland Western China vs.

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Later today Jia and I are heading to Macau to meet my parents. From there we'll travel through Malaysia and Thailand. I'll try to find time to get to an Internet cafe for some updates, but I won't be back in Shenzhen for two weeks. This will be a nice break from China and all the Olympic hype--and it's a chance for me to get lost in another language (or a few as the case may be in Malaysia).

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• Waiguoren Critic of South China
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