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Welcome to the CSIC help desk. This is a free service to the China sourcing community made possible thanks in part to our panel of experts who make themselves available to answer your questions. Each week our editors will pick the top questions from the mailbag and present them to the appropriate specialist on our panel of experts for review. Click to learn more information!

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Exclusive Q&A from: ‘Top 10 Common Mistakes’ Seminar Part 2

May 3, 2013 Videos

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CSIC representatives answer tough questions from an audience of international buyers. Taped at the October 2012 Sourcing Seminar in Hong Kong.

Exclusive Q&A from: ‘Top 10 Common Mistakes’ Seminar Part 1

May 1, 2013 Videos

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CSIC representatives answer tough questions from an audience of international buyers. Taped at the October 2012 Sourcing Seminar in Hong Kong.

Move over Shanghai Surprise. Meet the Zhejiang Screwjob.

April 30, 2013 Another China Blog, Blogs

Back in January 2013 we alerted our readers to a scam targeting Chinese factories and Western buyer which was reaching epidemic proportions at the time of writing. At the peak of the outbreak, we were receiving no less than a report a week from CSIC readers who had fallen

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Common Mistake #10. ‘Not Knowing What to Outsource and What to Keep In-House’

April 29, 2013 Videos

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CSIC founder and Buyer Representative Mike Bellamy helps viewers understand the advantage of setting up a sourcing office in China. Pros and Cons of China vs HK. Taped at the October 2012 Sourcing Seminar in Hong Kong.

April’s Best of Our Sponsors

April 27, 2013 Featured

Fiducia Management Consultants, Global Sources, Chibridge and Asia Quality Focus all released some fascinating content during Trade Show Season.  Fiducia discussed the RMB transitioning into a Global Currency.  GS provided insight on two completely different topics within sourcing.  Chibridge blogged about WFOE [Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprises].  Lastly AQF gave us an

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