by Daniel Garst | Apr 22, 2026 | Chinese Market
Quick Answer: Most China market entry failures start with early assumptions that do not match how the market operates in practice. The most common mistakes include treating China as one market, choosing partners too quickly, and skipping real validation. Those errors...
by Daniel Garst | Apr 15, 2026 | China Consultant
Quick Answer: Many China partnerships run into trouble because early confidence is not matched by structured evaluation. To evaluate a Chinese business partner effectively, verify legal status, assess operational reality, review incentives, analyze communication...
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”...
