by Daniel Garst | Apr 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Introduction A Chinese partner, supplier, or investment opportunity can look solid at first glance. The paperwork appears in order. Communication feels straightforward. Yet a basic question often remains: what has not been verified? That is where a structured China...
by Daniel Garst | Apr 1, 2026 | China Consultant
Most companies don’t struggle in China because their product is wrong. They struggle because they misunderstood the market before they entered it. China market entry research is not a formality. It is where strategy either holds up or starts to break. If the research...
by Daniel Garst | Jan 5, 2026 | Business Regulations, Chinese Business
As anyone who, as I did, spent years living in China knows, the country’s treasure trove of splendid monuments, like the Great Wall and Forbidden City, are juxtaposed against sea of things the Chinese call 假的 (Jiǎde), or “phony/fake.” The latter range from “Rolex”...
by Daniel Garst | Jan 5, 2026 | Chinese Business, Chinese Education
As anyone who, as I did, spent years living in China knows, the country’s treasure trove of splendid monuments, like the Great Wall and Forbidden City, are juxtaposed against sea of things the Chinese call 假的 (Jiǎde), or “phony/fake.” The latter range from “Rolex”...
by Daniel Garst | Nov 7, 2025 | Chinese Market
The string of recent largely disappointing economic data drops from China continued during the late summer, underscoring ongoing structural problems in the world’s second largest economy. While deflationary pressure eased a bit, factory gate prices continued their...
