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Paul Midler
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Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
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What's Wrong with China
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"Read this after reading "poorly made in china". Very interesting read, in that the book offers a counter narrative to mainstream western coverage that somehow always paints china in a glowing light.
I deal with Chinese suppliers and as such, I'm inte" Read more of this review » |
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"A recommended read for anyone who does business in China.
The most eye-opening book on China I've read since We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State. I'd highly recommend both books. This book is filled with some really fascinatin" Read more of this review » |
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"An interesting, educational, and depressing read, largely about how Chinese contract manufacturing worked in the late 1990s to early 2010s. Essentially -- Chinese vendors have a different view of an optimal business relationship than most other globa"
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"Roughly one part bewildering and one part hilarious seems to be the recipe used to put
What's Wrong with China
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I really liked this one. This is my second book from Midler, after h" Read more of this review » |
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I had some clients who were building roller coasters in China, and they wanted to get into fireworks. Couldn't decide which sounded more dangerous!
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Some good alternative reading there. Will check out "Door to Door"
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“You foreigners,” he said. “You come to China and complain about the
pollution, but I don’t know why.” He then gestured at the blurred
landscape around us. “To me, this place smells like money.”
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pollution, but I don’t know why.” He then gestured at the blurred
landscape around us. “To me, this place smells like money.”
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“They believed that the customer's exact wishes mattered only as far as they were necessary to capture the initial order. Beyond that, they figured, what an importer didn't know couldn't hurt it.”
― Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game
― Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game
“Somewhere along the line, Made in China began to sound like a bargain. (...)
When an importer told a retail buyer that an item was quoted at 65¢ and made in the USA, the buyer figured it could be purchased somewhere cheaper.
When the same product was quoted at 65¢ and was said to have been made in China the buyer figured it could not be found for any less.”
― Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
When an importer told a retail buyer that an item was quoted at 65¢ and made in the USA, the buyer figured it could be purchased somewhere cheaper.
When the same product was quoted at 65¢ and was said to have been made in China the buyer figured it could not be found for any less.”
― Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
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