Good Lawyers Gone Bad On China. What Were They Thinking?
I have never written a will, not even for friends or family. I have never handled a DUI, a divorce, or a real estate closing, not even for friends or family. I have never negotiated with a union,...
View ArticleInjuring People With Your China Product. What To Do.
I am often asked by my clients what they can do to minimize the risks of getting stuck holding the bag when the product they import from China either injures consumers and/or needs to be recalled. My...
View ArticleThe End Of Cheap China, Part IV. More On How YOU Must Prepare For It.
By: Steve Dickinson In my previous post in this series on the end of cheap China, I noted that the risks relating to purchases from Chinese manufacturers are rising in the export sector in China’s...
View ArticleThe End Of Cheap China, Part V. Even More On How YOU Must Prepare For It.
In part IV of our continuing series on the end of cheap China and the impacts arising from that, co-blogger Steve Dickinson wrote about the increased risks product buyers are facing from their...
View ArticleThe New Role Of Written Contracts For Product Purchases In China
Product manufacturing in China’s coastal regions has become increasingly challenging for manufacturers and buyers alike. Costs such as wages and rent have risen dramatically over the past five years at...
View ArticleHow To Stop Your Chinese Supplier From Becoming Your Competitor.
Renaud Anjoran over at the Quality Inspection Tips blog recently wrote on “How your Chinese suppliers might become your competitors.” Anjoran provides some excellent suggestions for preventing your...
View ArticleThe New Era In China Product Supplier Relationships Requires New Contracts
One of the themes we have been addressing for the last year or so is how the relationship between foreign companies and their Chinese product suppliers is maturing. A few months ago, in The New Role Of...
View ArticleChina OEM Manufacturing. Deep Six The English?
How many of you know what “deep six” means? How many of you have used equally difficult to comprehend slang/words when emailing with your Chinese manufacturer? How many times has your Chinese...
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