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The Future of the Greater Bay Area: High-Tech Manufacturing

June 3, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

Beijing has been planning for the development of a high-tech area in the Pearl River Delta. They called it the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area in 2017. They clearly look up to the success of the San Francisco Bay area, home to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights

9 Consequences of the Upcoming US-China Trade War

May 9, 2019 by Renaud Anjoran

9 Consequences of the Upcoming US-China Trade War

Based on all the articles I have read about the current geopolitical situation, I am not optimistic about the affect of the US-China trade war on American importers. Dan Harris, who wrote "the US-China Cold War start now," announced that a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: China, cost of import, factory consolidation, import cost, labor cost, low cost asia, mexico, negotiation, supply chain management, tariffs, tariffs imported products China, Trade war, usa, vietnam

Chinese Suppliers Are Getting Less Flexible. Now What?

November 28, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

Chinese Suppliers Are Getting Less Flexible. Now What?

About 6 months ago, I wrote how Chinese fabric suppliers and dyeing houses were giving headaches to the whole supply chain. It had a serious impact on Chinese apparel suppliers (many delays, higher costs, higher MOQs for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: chinese manufacturers, chinese suppliers, communication

How the US/China Trade War Accelerates the ‘Made in China 2025’ Plan

October 26, 2018 by Renaud Anjoran

How the US/China Trade War Accelerates the ‘Made in China 2025’ Plan

Many journalists wrote about the new tariffs, how the situation will likely evolve over the next few months, and who the winners and losers might end up being. What I realized is, this situation is helping Beijing accelerate the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: Alibaba, America VS China, Economic stability, Made in China 2025, national security, R&D, tariffs imported products China, technological independence, Trade war, US intellectual property

Tips for Recruiting Good Talent For a China Factory or Buying office

December 28, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

Tips for Recruiting Good Talent For a China Factory or Buying office

Recruiting the right people is always a challenge for foreign companies in China. We have struggled quite a bit ourselves. I had the opportunity to ask a few questions to Jim Nelson, the president of SHI Group, a China-based recruitment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: background check, filtering, filtering is key, hiring in China, interview, kickbacks, recruiting in China, recruiting the right people, talent, trustworthiness

Is There a Future for Manufacturing in China?

September 27, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

Is There a Future for Manufacturing in China?

[This is a guest post by Fredrik Gronkvist, who writes great advice on chinaimportal.com.] Ever since I first set foot in China, back in 2009, I felt that I was late to the party. Ever since that dreadfully hot day in August, I’ve kept … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: ASEAN, Cambodia, China manufacturing, China VS ASEAN, Malaysia, manufacturing, Shenzhen, Thailand, vietnam

Do Many Amazon Products Come Right From Alibaba in China?

June 20, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

Do Many Amazon Products Come Right From Alibaba in China?

Yahoo Finance recently ran an article entitled Think you’re buying on Amazon? It’s actually from Alibaba. A few people in the US noticed that many products they can buy on Amazon.com can also be found on Alibaba.com. Let's unpack their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: Alibaba.com, AliExpress, Amazon or Alibaba, Amazon.com, B2B, B2C, China Manufacturing Consultants, chinese factories, FBA, Fulfilment By Amazon, Renaud Anjoran, Yahoo Finance

Beijing’s Efforts at Upgrading its Manufacturing Sector by 2025

March 10, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

Beijing’s Efforts at Upgrading its Manufacturing Sector by 2025

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China just published a report entitled China Manufacturing 2025. It is well researched and well written. It starts by describing the current situation: For a generation China has been the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: China, China manufacturing 2025, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, manufacturing

Chinese Factories Designing, Branding, and Selling on Amazon: Q&A

February 13, 2017 by Renaud Anjoran

Latest Trends in China Sourcing, Compliance, and Quality Control

I wrote before about the challenges of Chinese factories to sell on Amazon. And yet, it seems to be an emerging trend. I asked Fredrik Gronkvist (from China Importal), who has also been observing the latest trends, for his opinion on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: Amazon, China manufacturing, chinese factories, FBA, Fredrik Gronkvist, Latest trends, made to order, make to stock, qa

Dongguan Factories: Is there Light at the End of the Tunnel?

August 4, 2016 by Renaud Anjoran

Dongguan Factories: Is there Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Dongguan city is just North of Shenzhen, yet it is a different city in nearly every respect. As I pointed out last week, there is no real center. Dongguan is composed of 32 towns that are quite spread out (going from one side of Dongguan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Insights Tagged With: Dongguan, factory city, High labor content, History of dongguan, huannan mall

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This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005, and his team.

He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.

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