negotiations

newdynasty.com.cn — I had an interesting experience (interesting, as in: I learned a lot and didn’t get screwed) today with a factory that is working with us on a couple of projects. Basically the owners and the manager came to talk with me about the fact that we are “too strict” on our quality standards and the high number of rejected products is costing the factory more than what they originally budgeted for.

www.pandapassport.com — This post from Panda Passport does well in very quickly and very bluntly comparing Western vs. Chinese hostage negotiation methods. Be warned, slightly disturbing photos.