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The Man Who Makes Your iPhone

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Fascinating article on Terry Gou (which is an incorrect romanization for his family surname, 郭, the pinyin should be Guo, not Gou), the founder of … Continue reading

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Life is uncertain – eat dessert first

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So say the T-shirts at are local ice cream parlor.  I think it’s a great line and not a bad philosophy. It got me think … Continue reading

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Vendor fade

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Dan Harris at the China Law Blog has a great post that sums up what I call “vendor fade”.  I love his restaurant analogy, “One … Continue reading

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Some miscellaneous articles

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Feeling lazy today.  Sometimes the juices ain’t flowing.  In no particular order: MSNBC – Clinton says world must respond to N. Korea Financial Times – … Continue reading

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China’s Mexico is inside China

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This analogy has a number of problems with it (like most analogies), but I got the point the first time I heard Mike Bellamy make … Continue reading

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More comments on “Sheer Import Genius” and a great post from Renaud

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Renaud Anjoran is a fine fellow who runs an excellent blog about quality control in China.  I’ve linked to him in the past, and he’s … Continue reading

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Great China Law Blog post related to “Sheer Import Genius”

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A most excellent post on the importance of protecting your supply chain from Dan Harris of the (most excellent) China Law Blog.  If you are … Continue reading

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Well, that’s just great…it’s spelled “proofread”

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So I spend a week proofreading my post on proofreading only to be immediately informed by an observant reader (a former professor of mine from … Continue reading

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McDonald’s, also known as the “Get-Out-Of-China-Free-Card”

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A friend and classmate of mine had a terrible time with the food in Beijing 11-12 years ago.  Food poisoning was a weekly event. He … Continue reading

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Blogging is hard work

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In less than a year I have gone from daily blogging to forcing myself to find something to write about once a week if that. … Continue reading

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