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By Zhizhou Zhu When I first came to America, John, a nice gentleman who was about 60ish picked me and my friend up from the airport. My friend and I felt quite…

Since April, the mgtrading.com website has been going through a significant upgrade and I haven’t posted here on the China Blog. The upgrade is finished now – take a look if you…

China recently announced that they would allow the Yuan’s trading band to increase from .5% to 1%. This means that the Yuan can fluctuate as much as 1% in any one day…

By Sean Genung, guest writer China is currently forming policies that will raise wages so that they will boost the amount of money spent on consumer products. This may have the effect…

China’s 1st quarter GDP came out, at an 8.1% growth rate.The experts are calling 8.1% “moderating,” meaning that China’s economy is hitting the brakes. If the U.S. had an 8.1% growth rate,…

The April Newsletter is up; you can read it here Here’s an excerpt: Of Beads and Streams Imagine: you get a quote from a Chinese manufacturer and place a P.O. Everything is…

When designing your product, don’t overlook package design, especially if your product will be sold be retailers. The quality of the packaging reflects the quality of the product in the buyer’s eyes….

Recently, I met a young Chinese gentleman at a World Trade Center event. After trading emails for a month or so, he agreed to submit some articles for the blog. What he…

In some cases it’s not hard to get a bottom of the barrel, dirt cheap price from a manufacturer in China. Some suppliers will nod their head “yes” when asked to hit…

If your product is not one that can be patented, you still have several options in the form of trademarks to help protect your investment. You can: Trademark the name of your…