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The March newsletter is up. You can read it here. The main topic for this month’s newsletter is… The New China Blog. One thing to note is that the exchange rate actually…

This week, I received a call from a customer who had tried to find a source on a large, well known, Chinese E-commerce website. This site has thousands if not tens of thousands of…

The Associated Press is reporting that a firm in China, named Proview, who won a court ruling there that they own the Ipad name, is now asking the Chinese government to ban…

The February newsletter is up here: https://www.mgtrading.com/Newsletter-February-2012-China-Business.htm The main article is “It’s All About the Relationship.” Here’s an excerpt: A few weeks ago, while everything was shut down in China for the…

I’ve been transferring my files to a new computer which is why I didn’t make any posts last week. That’s something I don’t want to have to do again. I am thoroughly…

On January 22, the New York posted an article “How the US lost out on Iphone work.” Several highlights: Apple sold 70 million iphones and 30 million ipads last year. After President…

Through our partner companies in China, we have access to thousands of factories making product of every kind. This gives you the ability to expand your product offering and increase sales and…

I get asked this question a lot, as many customers who are first time importers are concerned with having their product design stolen. We are happy to sign a non-disclosure agreement with…

In its semi-annual report to Congress, the US Treasury Department declined to name China as a currency manipulator, a move which would trigger a trade war. Bloomberg news quoted a former IMF…

On December 15, Reuters posted an article with statistics showing that U.S. manufacturing activity was up: “The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said its index of business conditions rose to its highest since…