Is China really a dangerous place to do business?

As an American in China, I am often asked by my friends and family back home if it is dangerous here.

My response is that I feel very safe in terms of lack of physical danger, but as far as financial risk, it is indeed a place where if you need …

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Tips from a Chinese lawyer about contracts and PO’s

I noticed that sometimes the buyers just sign a PO instead of a written contract.  It’s very risky. I strongly recommend that a bilingual contract be signed before any PO is placed and in the contract make the responsibilities, rights and remedy for breach of contract very clear.

Actually, one of …

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Payment tied to Performance = Protected Buyer

As a lawyer in China who helps foreign buyers source safely, in my opinion one of the ways to protect yourself is to structure your payment terms so that payment and quality of the goods are linked. Make sure to keep the deposit as small as possible and don’t make …

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David’s podcast about Chinese suppliers

CSIC contributor, David Dayton will be speaking at 9:30 AM EST on Thursday Nov 3rd (tomorrow) for China Business Webinars. This the presentation will focus on preparing to work within Chinese culture and with Chinese suppliers in China.  You can register here (it’s free!).

Check it out!

If you don’t understand AQL, you probably shouldn’t be sourcing from China factory direct.

Thanks to websites like www.GlobalSources.com, just about anybody with internet access and some gray matter upstairs can find a list of potential suppliers in China.

But it is quite another thing to know how to qualify which suppliers are the best fit and then yet another battle to ensure quality. In …

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