| Expatriates send home made-in-China products |
| Monday,October 10,2005 Posted: 10:39 BJT(0239 GMT) Shenzhen Daily |
BEIJING, Sept. 22 -- As made-in-China products began gaining popularity in an increasing number of foreign countries, American James Jean and other expatriates in Shenzhen saw a business opportunity in introducing these goods overseas. Thirty one-year-old Jean started his own company in Shenzhen two years ago offering mobile phone and computer components for buyers in North America. “From my previous procurement experience, I found that Chinese products are more competitive in price than those in other Asian countries like Singapore. Shenzhen takes the lead in China for its quality and innovation of high-tech products,” said Jean. For almost the same reason, Cathy Hearn from South Africa opened a small trading office in Shenzhen. At first she came here to teach English and decided to stay for only one year. However, after spotting a tremendous business opportunity in Guangdong, Hearn began to export electronic components, toys and small home appliances like coffee machines to her homeland. She even plans to open a Chinese goods store in South Africa next year. Like Jean and Hearn, many expatriates have realized their dream of enterpreneurship in Shenzhen and sent these products abroad. The convenient port, a location right next to Hong Kong and the huge manufacturing capacity of light industry goods make Shenzhen a top choice for these expatriate traders. These businesspeople from different countries often gather and discuss how to build close relationships with Chinese clients. “If you want to do business with them, you have to first make friends with them,” said Briton Dominic Woods, who bore in mind this golden rule that his Chinese friends told him. For Woods and his foreign friends, it seems easy to adapt to the commercial environment in Shenzhen. “Lots of youngsters come here to develop career. They concentrate on efficiency and are willing to accept new things, so I can waste less time in getting down to business than I do elsewhere,” said Jean. Despite many advantages, the expatriate traders in Shenzhen are still not satisfied with the information service here. They complain that many government Web sites do not contain much updated information and majority of them do not have an English version. (Source: Shenzhen Daily) |
| (Source: English Site of Kuching) |
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