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Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Become a Fan on FACEBOOK: on.fb.me The recent scandals about Chinese products from tainted milk powder to contaminated toys have raised global concerns. Paul Midler’s new book ?Poorly Made in China? reveals the dark secret behind Chinese manufacturing. After dealing with Chinese manufacturers for over a decade, American businessman Paul Midler presented his new book ?Poorly Made in China: An Insider’s Account of the Tactics Behind China’s Production Game? on Feb 14, at the 2011 Taipei International Book Fair. He spoke about his experience and motivation behind the new book. Midler: ?Many Chinese businesses are short-sighted. You tell them: if you lie to me today, I won’t do business with you tomorrow, and they’ll say: today is today, and we don’t care about tomorrow.? A fluent Chinese speaker with an MBA from Wharton Business School, Paul Midler came to Southern China to assist foreign companies with crisis management. During his stay in China, he has assisted companies of all sizes in a diverse range of industries, working directly with hundreds of manufacturers in China, and gained a profound understanding of Chinese manufacturing. Midler thinks, the instability in China under the CCP regime caused a lack of trust among Chinese businesses. ?Making money right now? becomes the survival rule. Midler: ?It may be caused by their political system, because politics are not reliable. If the CCP wants to alter the law, they can change …
