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At China’s Big Import Fair, Sellers Try to Crack a Tough Market
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At China’s Big Import Fair, Sellers Try to Crack a Tough Market There’s something for everyone at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai: American soybeans, German fountain pens, vitamins from Canada, camera lenses from Japan, blueberries from Zimbabwe. Ultimately what’s on display is the world’s desire for a slice of the market in China’s $21 trillion economy – a notoriously big ask, especially when it comes to manufactured goods.
At China’s Big Import Fair, Sellers Try to Crack a Tough Market
There’s something for everyone at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai: American soybeans, German fountain pens, vitamins from Canada, camera lenses from Japan, blueberries from Zimbabwe.
Ultimately what’s on display is the world’s desire for a slice of the market in China’s $21 trillion economy – a notoriously big ask, especially when it comes to manufactured goods. How do you sell to a country that already produces almost everything, and is rapidly figuring out how to make the rest?