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Excellent article by David Dayton up on Smart China Sourcing, entitled, "China prices: Moving not necessarily a solution to rising prices." (h/t to BizCult) The article very nicely sets out some of the key things (beyond labor and real estate costs) to... ...full story at China Law Blog

from China Law Blog on Wed, Jun 18 2008

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