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China Sourcing: Just Showing Up

by Gary Young December 14, 2011

There is so much advise on the internet on China Sourcing and how to interact with China: how to dress, how to greet, how to eat, what to say ,and what to do. Everything you can imagine on your behavior, especially when having face-to-face meetings with Chinese manufacturers. Should I bring a gift or is that [...]

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New Life and China Sourcing

by Gary Young December 13, 2011

Usually I am writing detailed blogs about China Sourcing. But not this time. It is time to take a break from China Sourcing and celebrate life. One of the perks of being in China for over 10 years now is having the privilege of participating, in a small way, in the lives of my staff [...]

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China Sourcing and Protecting Intellectual Property- Part Two

by Gary Young December 13, 2011

                                                      China Sourcing: My personal experience.   To sum up part one briefly, China has a conundrum when it comes to intellectual property. On the one hand, they are the [...]

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China Sourcing and Protecting Intellectual Property- Part One

by Gary Young April 21, 2011

China Sourcing seems precarious.   China has a reputation for knocking off or copying products. This reputation is well deserved. If you look at it from a neutral point of view, it is kind of amazing. I say amazing because, not only are the accuracy of knock-offs impressive, but the speed of copying a product is [...]

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A break from China Sourcing

by Gary Young December 22, 2010

Well usually my mind is on all things China. China Sourcing of products and services is all I think about. But at this time in the holiday season, I like to take a break from sourcing and think about what is most important this time of year. And of course that is family. The latest [...]

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Sourcing my Breakfast in China.

by Gary Young August 8, 2010

Instead of talking strictly about sourcing products and services in China, lets talk breakfast. I usually make 4-5 sourcing trips to China each year that can last 2-4 weeks each, depending on the nature of that particular trip. … I penetrate the crowd and let their energy whisk me along toward my breakfast street vendor rendezvous. Hundreds of smiles, strange looks and a mile later, I’m in line. Finally it is my turn as I watch my breakfast being created.

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So how did I get started in China?

by Gary Young March 10, 2010

It was intoxicating. And like a flash, I had a vision of converting Avela Corporation from advertising to sourcing products and services in China.

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