As the world only gets flatter and flatter and smaller and smaller, the watchword in this era of globalization is sourcing. In this global race to profit from the advantages that global sourcing has to offer – enhanced effectiveness, increased flexibility, improved operating performances, reduced investments, market access, and reduced costs (1) – China, with its low costs of labor and raw materials, has emerged as the premier industrial frontier. Coupled with an astounding economic expansion rate of 8% per year (2), the question today is how can you afford not to More »

Power in Numbers

Breakneck economic growth, the Beijing Olympics of 2008, the ongoing preparations for the 2010 Expo in Shanghai – just a few of the major events that have catalyzed, streamlined and showcased what China is capable of.

But what is going on behind the big party on the world-stage? What developments in trade and production are making this parade possible?

While the spotlight shines on China’s large, state-owned companies and joint ventures, the majority of the growth More »

import export from China

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Written by Nicolas Diemert