This is Mike Jackness with Ecom Crew. On today's episode I'm going to tell you about my recent trip to China. I want to stress that these types of trips are essential if you are going to do business with Chinese manufacturers.

My trip consisted of 3 places; Shanghai, Pon, and Na-Jing. At all these places I visited some of my suppliers. During this visit I made some notes for future visits. So I'm going to share some of the tips and observations I made during this last visit to China.

The tips I cover today:

• How valuable the Canton Fair is to overseas trade
• China's great public rail system
• Why you should not go to China in the summer
• Why staying in American hotel chains is best
• The importance of knowing the culture of your hosts
• Bring gifts for your hosts
• Always think about the long term

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