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China’s Shares May Be the First to Turn Upward!
China has been the "least beaten up" of the countries throughout the global slow down. So this, coupled with a huge amount of government spending there, could push the Shanghai index and the ETF (symbol: CAF) higher.

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Staggering Data on Growth in Chinese Markets
The growth in Chinese stock markets -- and the Chinese economy in general -- continues to be fairly staggering:
Lesson #2: The Good Luck of Goals is Not Luck at All
There are many who see the vast fortune of Li Ka-shing and call him a lucky man. Indeed, some of his more superstitious Chinese peers have even suggested that Li owes his success to 1928 – the year he was born, the year of the dragon. But, Li laughs in the face of anyone who suggests his accomplishments have been the result of chance or accident. “I wasn’t lucky,” he says, “I worked hard to achieve the goals I set for myself.”

IV. B. Private Investors: THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
While the deals of Chinese state-owned oil companies such as CNPC, CNOOC, and SINOPEC in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and Sudan caught headlines, millions of U.S. dollars were being invested by Chinese private enterprises in Africa with little fanfare (Box 1). These investments are not confined to textiles and mining. They cover a variety of services from agriculture to processing and manufacturing.
Private Chinese Direct Investment in Africa: Some Examples
The examples below are based on Naidu (2007) and a Chinese government website (http://preview.english.mofcom.gov.cn). The examples are by no means comprehensive; nor are they necessarily consistent with official statistics. Nevertheless, they suggest the scope and scale of private Chinese investment in Africa.
Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India (CCIC) plans to open overseas franchise crafts outlet in China
Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India (CCIC) explores the possibility of opening a franchise showroom in the Chinese capital, Beijing, said the CCIC Managing Director Mr. MA Ibrahimi. Indian art objects, especially the Thangka paintings, and hand-made gift items are among the favorites of Chinese people, he added.
Low-Price Buyers Drive Poor Chinese Product Quality
Overall, Chinese manufacturers have come a long way in moving up the product quality ladder. While some produce at world-class levels other continue to produce substandard products. On major factor in poor Chinese product quality is the western buyer's push for lower and lower prices.
Tied Up and Gagged by China's New Labor Law
I feel the new Chinese labor law has us tied up and gagged all in the name of protecting "the employee". Unfortunately, the inability to quickly part with an underperforming employee is hurting our company and all our other employees. Another Chinese case of spend a dollar to save a dime, or as they say in China, 因小失大.
Doesn\'t add up: US export price versus Chinese end-user price
When selling in China, price is always an issue. This is why it is critical to analyze and understand the export price versus Chinese end-user price when planning to export sell to China. To the Chinese, "landed" price is what really counts. Landed price is total cost paid to import and obtain your product. So what's the difference between your export price and what the Chinese end-user pays for your product? This article details a simple yet revealing example.

Insights from a another sales effort in China
Forgetting Chinese are very different from ourselves, Americans attempt selling to Chinese as they do with other Americans. When they fail to succeed, they can only return home befuddled by what may have gone wrong. Here is a story about a real-life sales situation in China, one that I hope will give you more insights to add to your quiver.
What A Beautiful Year
It was a weird year, and in many ways, a difficult year. It was a year of uncertainty, even a year of adversity for many people. It was a mean year for politics, a brutal year for business, and a disastrous year for the economy. But it was also a beautiful year....
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