The trade wiki provides you with perennial articles about the basics of doing business abroad. This essential sourcing guide covers all issues; from product specification to supplier research and customs, all important technical, legal, economical and political aspects are covered. Furthermore, we have a series of articles for the our most popular product categories. We cover many production locations throughout the articles, but China is in the center of attention due to its popularity as manufacturing location. We sometimes refer to it as China trade wiki. This is the best place for you to look up any trade related topic. Make sure that you also take a look at our manufacturing blog for more specific articles and at our industry reports for the product category that you’re interested in.
There are three major distribution channels of Product Marketing in China: Direct marketing, retail marketing, and wholesale marketing. While retail marketing is by far the most important channel of trade in Western countries, the situation of marketing in China is more diverse. China Retail Sales are very segregated.
Despite that China Labor Costs keep increasing, the country manages to stay competitive with respect to other developing countries in Asia. Productivity is growing quicker than in other countries because of automation and better organization. Rising Labor Costs in China attract more investment in the hinterlands.
The following list of China News in English will serve as a good orientation point to find the most important direct sources both with respect to Chinese newspapers and Western newspapers with China outlets. Refer to our link list of Chinese Newspapers, News Websites as well Chinese Media and Blogs.
This collection of Business Quotes About China and more from political or economical leaders on trade and business in China will help you to comprehend the country. They are categorized in business, economics, history and politics. Quotes help understanding China’s political system as well as its culture and economy.
China’s Special Administrative Regions are Hong Kong and Macau. While Macau’s role is limited to gambling, doing business in Hong Kong plays an important role in trade and as business hub. Learn about the strategical advantages of the cities caused by their geographical location for trade in Hong Kong and Macau.
Despite that the China Monetary Policy has been liberalized partially, the government continues to control the capital account. Exchanging the Yuan or Renminbi to other currencies is still restricted. The Yuan increasingly gains international significance mainly due to the size of economy and China Currency Policy.
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