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Exploring the book: “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company” [Podcast]

Join Renaud on a journey into the fascinating world of electronics manufacturing and how Apple’s strategic moves in China transformed it. Our episode is inspired by the book “Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company,” a book … Continue reading

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How Chinese Knockoffs Are Killing Innovative Hardware Startups

Shenzhen in South China is notorious for its copycat manufacturers’ speed in producing Chinese knockoffs. These companies jump onto new product designs, often dumb them down, and develop them extremely fast. Sometimes, their version hits the market before the “real” … Continue reading

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Top 10 FAQs about Chinese Contract Manufacturing: Part 2 (Feat. Paul Adams) [Podcast]

We’ve been asked a lot of questions about manufacturing in China over the years, so Paul Adams, the Sofeast Group’s New Product Development head, returns to walk us through the second 5 of his Top 10 FAQs about working with … Continue reading

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The Rise Of The Dragon: Exploring China’s Technology Dominance [Podcast]

Today Adrian and Andrew Amirnovin, our reliability and testing head, look at some of China’s recent technology successes, what fuels China’s tech dominance, and how technology is caught up in the middle of the US-China trade war.   Listen to … Continue reading

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10 Common Problems From Chinese Suppliers & How To Deal With Them [Podcast]

Adrian and Renaud get together to talk about 10 common problems that companies with Chinese manufacturing suppliers often face, AND how you can deal with them. Hopefully, you are not one of the unlucky ones, but being prepared with the … Continue reading

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Do you need a sourcing agent to buy from China?

Adrian and Renaud chat about whether hiring a sourcing agent is necessary for businesses who want to purchase products from China. They also discuss the different options, such as doing the sourcing work yourself, and their pros and cons.   … Continue reading

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China’s REAL Business Environment In Late ’23 And How Foreigners Can Set Up A Factory

Sofeast’s CEO Renaud welcomes China business expert Angel Ho, CEO of Hongda Business Services in Shenzhen, onto the show to talk about what the business environment for foreigners seeking to do business there today is really like, and about the process … Continue reading

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Sourcing & Manufacturing In China For E-Commerce Sellers [Interview By Proboxx]

Our CEO Renaud was recently interviewed on Proboxx‘s YouTube channel about sourcing and manufacturing in China. They’re a company that helps sellers manage logistics. We’re grateful for the invite! 😉 Specifically, he shares some advice for Amazon resellers and new … Continue reading

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Exploring Apple’s Chinese supply chain and manufacturing success, but are they too reliant on China? [Podcast]

Renaud and Adrian explore how Apple built a successful Chinese supply chain, how they control bringing new products to market, and whether its ‘reliance’ on China might be a double-edged sword. Their ‘best practices’ could benefit SMEs who are also … Continue reading

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Power Cuts In China. Why are they happening and how could this affect manufacturing?

In September 2021, 10 provinces on China’s East coast forced their manufacturing sector to suffer power cuts. Even our own Dongguan contract manufacturing facility, in South China, was without power during the daytime on Monday and Tuesday this week. Widespread … Continue reading

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