Summary week 28 2007

Dear Reader,

Here's last week's round up! To have your comment included in Friday's update, be sure to comment on any (or all) article(s)!

Finding Manufacturers in China: Building a Network the Wrong Way
"The bottom line is, you have no idea who you're talking to and they probably have no idea what you're really trying to say."

Working With Chinese Factories - Part II: Qualifying Your Overseas Supplier
"So even if you have done the digital due diligence, the best option is always to visit the factory yourself."

Business cards: your Chinese identity!
"It definitely may have the practical advantage that your host will address you in a way, in which you will recognize that he means you."

The Nature of China’s Business Press
"One of the things that began to happen immediately after the reform and opening up period was the government’s greater tolerance of reportage about economic affairs."

Benjamin Sitler in reply to: Working With Chinese Factories - Part II: Qualifying Your Overseas Supplier
Good article. So true!

Maya in reply to: Business in China - Relaxing the Grip of Bureaucracy
Well. We see china the way it was, and now we want to see china higher.