Great China sourcing content worth reading from July 2012

Here is a list of the most popular pieces of content from the China Sourcing Information Center. Much of the content below was created by PassageMaker staff who volunteer at the CSIC.
“ask the experts”
How to Protect Yourself from this China Sourcing Scam Epidemic.
How to Confirm Compliance to US Standards
5 Good Questions Buyers Should Be Asking
How to Ask For a Better Price From an Existing Supplier
Payment Terms and Safe Sourcing
Factory
Didn’t Ship the Right Amount, Now They Won’t Reply.
Who is to Blame? Buyer, Seller, Shipper?A
“general articles”
Check out Mike Bellamy in the Financial Times
Highlights from the Asia Quality Focus Blog
Piggy Back on the Brands You Love (and your competition!) to Find Great Suppliers
“videos of the month”
How to Source from China (Part 5)
How to Source from China (Part 4)
How to Source from China (Part 3)
How to Source from China (Part 2)
How to Source from China (Part 1)
“White Paper of the month”
(not posted this month)
Mike’s China Sourcing Blog
Buying at wholesale level in China
Lack of Rules, Lack of Ethics. Up to you to do the QC in China!
More Free Resources For Buyers (virtual trade shows)
Sophie’s China Law Blog
A synopsis of the tax system in the PRC (part 3)
A synopsis of the tax system in the PRC (part 2)
A Synopsis of the Tax System in the PRC (part 1)
China Business Operations: information that you need to know. (Part 3 of 3)
China Business Operations: information that you need to know. (Part 2)








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